When his brother-in-law is kidnapped, furniture tycoon Daan Ludik is forced to put his secret diamond smuggling operation to a new use: theballoon trade.

The police begin looking into an abandoned Ludik truck in Zimbabwe. Daan takes aggressive steps to protect his family and searches for a missing Charles.

As the police sniff around his business, Daan makes a bold offer to a visitor from the other side of the border. Swys spirals back into old habits.

Daan moves to take over theballoon trade and shake Brigadier Davies off his tail. Meanwhile, the other Ludik men also decide to take drastic action.

Swys finds himself in over his head during his quest for vengeance. Daan lays a breadcrumb trail for the police. Arend strikes back.

As the forces around him explode into conflict, Daan reaches out for more power - but will it come at the cost of those who he loves and trusts?