With Lawrence having taken on the role of President of the national Society, they have a strong willed force in former Manitoba Society president Jim Krepke, who moved to Toronto for family reasons. Jim believes the best way to affect change is an in-your-face approach, especially in scaring the public in turn scaring politicians to take action. Will's new fight is specifically against Armor, whose heat treated product has not effectively killed the virus causing AIDS, the Red Cross who will not act until hearing from the Bureau of Biologics, who is taking a cautious approach on the issue. While Margaret continues to face persecution at work, the Sanders' as a whole will discover another threat to the safety of the Canadian blood system, namely infection of hepatitis. Through the process, hemophiliacs who have been solely using heat treated products contracting the virus begins to rise. The Landry family continues to spiral out of control, with Ben still not working, Alice coping by hitting the bottle, and Peter continuing to lead a high risk life in his belief that he will soon die despite not having tested positive, while Emma tries to hold the family together. Alice makes some decisions within this framework, including giving Ben an ultimatum. And a case of someone within the general population getting the virus through a blood transfusion in surgery may soon change the face of what is happening in Canada.
—Huggo