The Mall Rats are in chains, with Bray and Lex initially presumed dead. However, Ebony soon finds and leads them to safety, but the others, starved and increasingly desperate, are not quite as lucky.

With Bray captured, Ebony and Lex are unsure what their next step should be, and finally meet the enigmatic figure who has been stalking them. Trudy tries to convince Bray to join the Chosen, while the rest of the tribe struggle on.

Ellie is guilt stricken about what happened to Jack, Ebony is strangely unwilling to talk about the female leader of Pride's tribe, and the Guardian tries to break Bray's will.

Ebony and Lex are back in the City, the Guardian gives Trudy an impossible task, and Pride has a startling revelation for his new friends.

Salene and May join the Chosen as spies for the Mall Rats, Trudy is further tested by the Guardian, while Bray, Lex, Ebony and Dal meet a familiar face from the past.

At the Mall, Luke shows Ellie an unexpected kindness while elsewhere, Amber remains aloof, refusing to speak to Bray about how she survived the fire at Eagle Mountain.

Amber confesses the truth about what happened at Eagle Mountain to a bewildered Bray, Luke and the Guardian plot their next move against the Mall Rats, and Lex picks a fight with the wrong person.

Bray clears his name, but Amber is still unwilling to revisit the past. Meanwhile, Lex and Ebony head back to the City, and the mind games continue at the Mall.

Bray, Amber, Dal and Pride plan their attack against the Chosen, Salene, May and Patsy begin their education under the watchful eye of the Guardian, while Ebony and Lex hatch a deadly scheme.

With the attack bungled, Bray and the others retreat, while Trudy finds herself under suspicion of helping arrange it. Alice and Ellie recruit another member of the tribe to spy for the Mall Rats, and May's fear leads her to foolishness.

Patsy and Cloe continue spying for the Mall Rats, and May secretly works for the Guardian, leading Bray, Lex, Ebony, Dal and Amber into a trap which has deadly consequences.

A distraught Amber and the others bury Dal, May continues her work for the Guardian, and Ebony tries to use Pride to break up Bray and Amber for good.

Cloe has been caught spying and sent to work in the mines, leaving Patsy worried about what could happen to her. Tai-San finds herself the object of the Guardian's attentions, and Alice and Ellie play with fire.

Salene and Ryan grow further apart, May's meddling makes Trudy become suspicious of Tai-San, while Ellie's rule breaking almost lands her in deep trouble.

Trudy's attempt to seduce the Guardian fails, compromising her position as Supreme Mother. Lex is determined to visit the Mall and see Tai-San again, while KC decides to leave the tribe and take his chances outside.

Trudy has been sentenced to death, and Bray's suggestion to help her is rejected by Lex and Ebony. To save Trudy, the Mall Rats make an uneasy pact with Lt Luke, while Ryan gives Salene an ultimatum.

Trudy is with Bray and the others, much to the displeasure of Lex and Ebony, who want to use her to send a message to the Chosen, but Bray has other ideas. Back at the Mall, KC lands himself in hot water.

The Guardian decides to have Trudy's name blackened across the City, May's negligence leads to trouble, Alice convinces Ellie to try and charm Luke, and Pride's kindness could be his undoing.

Pride is a prisoner, the Guardian is afraid of losing his grip on power, KC gets on the wrong side of Lt Luke, and the Mall Rats are further depleted by Patsy's being sent to the mines.

Tai-San worms her way further into the Guardian's world, while Salene is conflicted about her membership of the Chosen. May becomes a spy in Patsy's place, Ellie and Lt Luke grow closer, and Ryan's anger boils over.

Salene is devastated after Ryan is taken away, while Ned's attempt to sell Pride to the Chosen backfires. Tai-San continues to tempt the Guardian, and Bray, Lex and Ebony's search for the fuel dump goes horribly wrong.

Bray, Lex and Ebony celebrate their victory against the Chosen, while Salene's loneliness sees her turn to an unlikely source. Ned irritates Alice, KC's scamming catches up with him, and Tai-San is taken aback by the Guardian's proposal.

Bray, Lex and Ebony stumble upon a group of pregnant girls who lead them to a propaganda puppet show put on by the Chosen, which they infiltrate. Tai-San is conflicted about the Guardian's offer, and Tally proves a handful for KC.

Bray, Lex and Ebony hear word of the coronation of the new Supreme Mother, and see it as the perfect opportunity to strike, while Salene feels increasingly isolated, and Ellie opens her heart to Lt Luke.

Lex is enraged at Tai-San's behavior, while back at the Mall, Tai-San herself begins to question her decision. Alice is full of guilt about Salene's accident and Ellie avoids Lt Luke.