Pearl Bay is rocked by the death of one its teenagers. Laura presides over her first coronial inquest as football hero, Jerome Hall's, last hours are relived. After Jerome's accident, Rupert withdraws. Dan takes the boy under his wing, deciding he should teach Rupert how to be a man, applying what his own father taught him. Laura is furious to discover Dan's somewhat violent interpretation of masculinity. Affected by unearthed memories of his father, Dan drinks himself into a lather, waking the next morning with a certain remorse. Without telling Laura, Dan takes Rupert on a secret night time adventure and gently draws out what has been troubling him.
