Teevee pushes Michelle to accept the idea of an aboriginal police force, with former RCMP member Marjorie Sebastian supporting him and his former cellmate Matthew Fowler as a test case for community rehabilitation. But when a tourist is killed, suspicion falls on Matthew and on a Lynx River resident who may have had a longstanding grudge against the victim.
Strange and disturbing things are happening in Lynx River. As Michelle and James try to determine the cause of death of a body found in the river, Michelle and Teevee are having frightening dreams, and many of the town's children are struck by a mysterious illness. In the midst of all this, Teevee tries to close a deal for a new gas pipeline. Then an unexpected figure returns to Lynx River. Is he there to offer a warning, a solution, or both?
The dedication of the Noda Deh Lodge--Peter and Teevee's grand plan to bring more tourism to Lynx River--is marred by a late night fire and a body. James begins to suspect Peter, who had been seen arguing with the dead man not long before the fire. Although Michelle wants to believe in her brother's innocence, his obvious lying about certain aspects of the incident makes it hard for her to do so. Adding to the tension --and the plausibility of a coverup-- is the fact that Peter is trying to become premier of the Northwest Territories. When James and Michelle travel to Yellowknife to investigate the dead man's work for the provincial legislature, hey begin to unravel a complicated web of political wheeling and dealing. But what--and whom--will they find at the center?
A geologist looking for diamonds on band land far from town is murdered, and a piece of evidence brings Michelle to a stunning realization about the possible perpetrator. When Sarah is abducted from a camp not far from the murder, Michelle, James, and Joe go deep into the bush to rescue her. Will they succeed? And even if they do, will that be the end of her kidnapper's long held resentments?
The mysterious person who killed Michelle is still unknown, and Teevee is still missing. Albert is pressured to keep his promise for a new water sistem after he finds out that a health inspector is threating Gerry to close his restaurant because of contamination. Lois goes through some hard time because Teevee's missing…
After Michelle has been shot, inspector Cormier shows up at Lynx River to resolve that mystery. He has some suspicions about Harper because he was not with Michelle when the whole thing happened. Tevee has some business with the oil company again and finds out that Joe Gome and some other people may be displaced. As the whole thing revolves, Teevee finally finds out who is the big Lynx River Resources boss. Sarah wants to tell Nathan Golo that her unborn baby is his…