Frank welcomes Constable Perry Nolan, his new partner, to Wandin Valley. Brendan can't bring himself to tell Judy that he's turned down his promotion, and has thereby kept her from getting hers, but he eventually meets up with Judy's wrath when Terence lets the news slip. Shirley tries to get Muldoon to improve a dangerous crossroads when Vicky is nearly run off the road. Unfortunately, Shirley concerns are accentuated when Steve Marsh and his family, who are relocating to Sydney due to poor job prospects in the valley, are involved in a fatal accident at the very same location.