For single working mother Kate, tasked with going undercover to bring the wind farm project home, her eco-battle is compounded by the return of a crinkly-eyed surfer with a resemblance to her teenage son Conor.
Kate's mother Goldie arrives and pushes Kate to tell Conor about his father, but as Kate continues to prevaricate, a shocked Conor discovers the truth for himself.
Kate discovers who's behind an oil pipeline ear-marked for Carrigeen Bay, but at the town's end-of-summer BBQ, an unexpected accusation floors Kate entirely.