Sheriff Titus Semple hardens his grip on Truro by double-crossing a drug dealer, who takes revenge by abducting Semple's deputy Fielding Carlyle and his new bride Constance.

Newly married Fielding, who is running for the state senate, takes his mistress to a campaign speech with him in Tallahassee.

Titus bugs rooms above Lute-Mae's bar for the purpose of blackmail. Lane runs into an old acquaintance familiar with her unsavory past.

Suspicions concerning the Weldon mill fire flare up again. Fielding learns a damaging secret about his political rival.

With his popularity at an all-time low, Fielding fortifies himself with drink before an election speech at a fish fry.

As the election nears, Sam asks Elmo to endorse Fielding in the state-senate race.

Constance finds Fielding and Lane locked in an embrace and asks Titus to run Lane out of town.

As Skipper prepares to leave Truro behind, his father is seriously injured in an accident that Skipper blames on himself.

A girl with a sordid past sets her sights on Skipper. Lane is terrified when an old acquaintance is killed in an "accident."

Constance is bent on destroying Skipper's new romance. A killer is tracking Lane.

A mysterious killer draws closer to Lane. Fielding is involved in an auto-accident that could ruin his political career.

Constance seeks revenge on her estranged husband by having an affair with Sam.

A chemical leak threatens to close down the mill and could impoverish the town unless Fielding persuades the state senate to allow them more time for a clean up.

The killers tracking Lane seek refuge from a hurricane in Lute-Mae's place.