 A minor car accident at the truckstop brings Stevie and Kane Morgan together for the first time. Stevie, at fault, is smitten by this handsome stranger when he tells her not to worry about the damage to his car. Later, Alex and Kane play golf on Wilgul while Nick discovers, the farm is not being maintained. He tells Kane to clean up his act. Alex is annoyed. He feels Nick is acting like a school prefect over what are not major matters and tells him he needs to learn to relax. Nick takes this criticism to heart and, later that day, humorously attempts to "kick back" with Tess. An outbreak of potentially virulent and serious footrot is found on Drovers, and the finger is soon pointed at Wilgul s new tenant. Stevie is ready to give them a piece of her mind, but is taken aback when she meets Kane for the second time that day. The attraction between the couple is instant. Outrage forgotten, Stevie accepts his explanation that, new to farming, he s been fool enough to pick up a bargain that was obviously too good to be true. Kane convinces Stevie to help him treat Wilgul s sheep, taking the opportunity to pick her brains about the brothers, learning that Tess is Nick s Achilles Heel. When Nick learns that Tess s mob have been infected with footrot, he decides enough is enough and, without consulting Alex, gives Kane an eviction notice. Kane is gutted, but approaches Alex, hoping to salvage the situation. Alex is outraged that Nick has presumed to make such a decision over a property he half owns, and refuses to be party to the eviction. He reassures Kane there is nothing to worry about - he ll sort it out with Nick. At Terry s trivia night, tensions between the brothers erupt after Kane wins a prize for Tess on Nick s behalf - Kane s way of thanking Nick for letting him stay on at Wilgul. Nick is thrown by the gesture and it becomes apparent that Alex never spoke to Nick about keeping Kane on. The brothers  subsequent argument results in Alex pushing past Nick and leaving the truckstop early. Next day, Alex and Nick attempt to sort out their differences over Kane. Nick is willing to accept that he might be too subjective over Wilgul and agrees that if the inspector gives Wilgul the all clear in his initial and subsequent reports, then he ll let the matter go. News of an inspector on Wilgul freaks Kane out. He thought he had done all that needed to be done. Alex is horrified to find him later, having shot all his sheep. Alex begins to seriously question his friendship with Kane. Feeling guilty about Kane s stock loss, Nick offers his version of an apology, playing the good landlord by telling Kane that he will take care of the other maintenance tasks on Wilgul. But it is clear these two will never be close mates. Nick puts to bed any suggestion he doesn t know how relax by surprising Tess with an open air candle-lit dinner and, the next day, a conciliatory round of paddock golf with Alex. Meanwhile, Kate has responded to the terrifying attentions of a stalker last week by throwing herself into her work and quiz night preparations. Outwardly, Kate appears her usual chipper self, but in reality she is a bundle of nerves, her dreams plagued by terrifying visions of Paul, her stalker. On edge and sleep deprived, cracks begin to form in her façade, her work is sloppy and she injures herself on a fence. Jodi and Dave are worried about Kate, however Dave, who has himself experienced post-traumatic stress after the death of is wife, picks up on Kate s inner turmoil and tries to talk to her. Kate tells him she is fine. Later, at the quiz night, Kate panics when Dave, trying to calm her frazzled nerves, touches her on the wrist. Kate runs outside and finally breaks down, and tells Dave the extent of her problem. Next day reveals Kate still has a long way to go in returning to her old self but she does accept Dave s suggestion to go see a counselor, the first step on her way to recovery.