Phillip and Allison’s first meeting is a bit uncomfortable. Edmund receives a message that doesn’t make sense to him. Junior might not be ready for the road ahead, and Sandy and Joey are very concerned about Debbie-Lee’s relationship. Veronique gives her henchman a deadly task, and Debbie-Lee is not a fan of cheap perfume.

Grace meets Phillip - and hears the finer details of Mercy’s accident. Hermien and Anton’s bond grows stronger, despite Rijk trying to warn her against the man. Dewald gets it from Fransie, while Joey also has a lot to say about Sandy’s love life. Allistair asks Elroy for an ‘accident’.

An accident is the least of Dewald’s concerns when Fransie and Kittie decide to form an alliance to curb his happiness. Napoleon distrusts Grace - and then more people find out who she really is. Joey clears the air with Dewald. Anton burrows his way deeper into the Marais family. Octavia is urgently looking for Dr Pienaar.

Allistair is furious with Veronique for what she did. Armand warns Grace against CJ, but it has the opposite effect consequently. After Hermien finds Junior on the floor again, she begs Allison to care for him full-time. Joey and Debbie-Lee insist that Grace stays with them.

Hermien and Anton share an intimate moment. Veronique gets her henchman to help her outsmart Allistair - and she starts by hiding her injuries. Allison brings out the best in Junior, while Grace stands in for the cleaners at the Marais-house - and it is very clear that she and CJ don’t see eye to eye. Sandy does her best to get to know Fransie a bit better.

The Marais household is a hotbed of schemes and deception. Rijk is resolute in his mission to expose Anton’s true nature - but then gets confronted. Veronique’s plan to discredit Anton backfires spectacularly. CJ continues to ignore Grace. There is tension between Allison and Junior. Dewald attempts to justify his daughter and ex-wife’s erratic behavior to Sandy, but to no avail. Octavia asks Dr Pienaar for a session with her and Junior together.

Kietie and Fransie’s dinner plans with Sandy and Dewald is another disaster - and this time Sandy is blamed for an injury. Veronique and her family are hugely upset when Marco lands up in the hospital. Grace hears Mercy’s voice for the first time, and CJ is shocked when Grace reveals her true identity to him. Hermien and Allison are taken aback when Junior is summoned to Dr Pienaar’s practice.

Junior doesn’t understand how Hermien could not have known about Octavia’s phobia. Veronique tries to make peace with Allistair and tells him that she is done playing her games. Sandy decides to put Fransie in her place, and Dewald supports her - but Kittie has had enough of this whole business. CJ sees Grace in a completely different light after he reads what she wrote in her notebook. Junior receives news regarding his battle with cancer.

Veronique tries to find Patricia, in the hopes that she will be able to help her deal with Allistair. Hermien is looking forward to the auction, and Junior is looking to the past for answers: he wants to find out what happened in the tie that Octavia left the farm. CJ tells Grace almost everything regarding Mercy’s last few hours, while Joey warns Grace about CJ. Dewald is not going to dance to Kittie’s drum, but then Sandy has an idea that sounds really good to him.

Emotions run high when Bismarck hears what his future looks like. Edmund informs Dewald and Rijk of another suspicious transaction that makes him wonder what is going on. CJ teaches Grace to ride a bike, but Grace doesn’t trust CJ’s words or deeds. Veronique is starting to lose hope since she can’t find Patricia. Dewald asks Sandy to take their relationship to another level.

An unexpected kiss could complicate a relationship between two individuals. Hermien is very impressed with how things are going at the auction - and then an old friend surprises her. Marco struggles to make peace with the attack – but then there is more than one crisis that needs his attention. Anton’s day changes drastically when a ghost from Allistair’s past rocks up uninvited.

Allistair’s past finally catches up with him at the auction, and he struggles to not break character in front of Patricia. Dewald and Sandy get a nasty surprise: Dewald’s bags have been packed for him. Marco struggles to hide the truth from Grace. Veronique is shocked in Junior: he lets her know that he no longer has any need for her.

Marco warns CJ that Grace is looking for an answer, while he is still dealing with his own emotions. Hermien comes to hear of Anton’s financial problems and offers to help. Veronique is very concerned about Patricia when she agrees to go away with Allistair. Dewald and Joey bump heads at a dinner at the Syster house. Anette and Du Toit are back on Soebatskloof, and they share their plans for the future with Edmund and Shireen.

Hermien wants to have a discussion with Annette, but Annette is not ready for it. Hermien is also highly suspicious of Anton and asks Rijk to do some digging - and Rijk’s feedback is anything but positive. Edmund and Shireen deal with the aftermath of Annette’s offer, while Junior just can’t let go of the past. Marco’s life comes to a standstill when he learns more shocking secrets. Sandy doesn’t hold back when she confronts Joey regarding the previous night’s fight. Spook makes his unwelcome appearance - and he is looking to Edmund for answers.

The whole of Soebatskloof is up in arms after what happened to Edmund: Edmund does not want to answer any questions, and Spook has no other choice but to lock Edmund up in jail. Veronique and Allistair’s huge falling out leads to the truth. Marco no longer trusts his dad, and Sandy’s dinner is ruined by a possible allergy.

Marco no longer wants to live on Soebatskloof, while Grace eventully gets the chance say goodbye to Mercy. Nenna is shocked to find out who Veronique really is - and uses the information to her own advantage. Sandy is shocked by Dewald’s decision, while Dewald has no idea how to prove Edmund’s innocence.

Nenna pays Edmund's bail and he is sent home from prison. CJ finds out about Marco's plans for the future and sabotages it, and Veronique pleads with Nenna to not expose her dark secret.

Veronique's past is revealed. Spook urgently needs to see Edmund. Marco finds out that CJ tried to sabotage his future plans. Allison realises she needs to get away from Junior.

Junior loses his will to fight when Allison decides she needs a break. Tjoppie is deeply concerned about Marco's decision to go to London.

Soebatskloof is in financial trouble yet again after the 'Anton'-debacle. Junior insists on Allison's return. Grace is developing feelings for CJ.

Junior's state has everyone in the Marais-household on edge. Grace is torn about her crush, Du Toit gets life-changing news, and a newcomer starts sniffing around Soebatskloof.

Annette is struggling to hide her inner turmoil. Has Hermien found the solution to save Soebatskloof? Veronique makes a shocking revelation to motivate Junior to keep fighting for his life.

Veronique drops a truth bomb on Junior in an attempt to encourage him to fight for his life. Clayton makes advances towards Shireen, and Annette and Du Toit are left in a state of panic when the unthinkable happens.

Shireen is worried that Annette might change her mind. Tjoppie reaches out to Junior. Debbie-Lee sees Elroy. Nkuli doesn't look forward to working with Veronique.

Veronique is laying down laws, desperately trying to take control. Shireen's suspicion that Annette is not ready to give up her baby is confirmed, and she fails to tell Edmund that she knows Clayton.