

Morwenna, still struggling with the loss of her son, starts to secretly slip away from the village, leaving Drake to wonder where she goes.


Ross is given hope for the Despards’ return to Honduras but finds his new nemesis Ralph Hanson has returned to Truro. Meanwhile her father Ralph pursues an arrangement with George, but George’s sanity continues to deteriorate and Cary struggles under mounting responsibilities. Geoffrey Charles and Cecily’s relationship continues to blossom. Hanson’s presence in Cornwall raises suspicions, and as Demelza wrestles with how best to equip the community to look after itself, Morwenna lends herself to the cause and finds new hope. Meanwhile, Drake and Morwenna continue tentative steps forward in their relationship, Geoffrey Charles learns he must tread carefully if he is to gain Cecily’s father’s favour, and Ross tries to find a man who may hold the key to clearing Ned’s name, but finds himself in a compromising situation. George pursues the fruits of his new alliance, but his lingering grief has unexpected consequences, and as Ned confronts the man responsible for his downfall, Demelza fears they are entangled with forces beyond their control. As George’s grief leads the Warleggans into uncharted and worrying territory, Ross discovers a grave plot and is urged to heroism, while Demelza is forced into action herself back at home. Meanwhile, Geoffrey Charles decides to follow in Ross’s footsteps and enter the military – but also finds himself drawn to Cecily Hanson, Ralph’s daughter. George enters into an alliance with the merchant behind Ned’s imprisonment, Ralph Hanson, whose business is in upholding the slave trade. George meanwhile struggles to engage with the world after Elizabeth’s death and it falls to Cary to expand the family empire – as Valentine struggles to find his place within it.Īrriving in London, Ross finds a city gripped with paranoia, and is determined to save Ned from the conspiracy that imprisoned him. As Demelza manages their affairs in Cornwall she encounters disenchantment and a new opponent, Tess.
