Captain Ellen Best arrives and her presence affects Bluestone42 in very different ways. Bird feels hostile towards her,while Simon is utterly infatuated. Her by-the-book approach istested after Lt Col steals the team’s fridge and after theteam suffer an attack she is forced to make a difficultdecision.
The battle for King of The Mountain rages on between the bigboys of the Pacific Northwest. In Washington, the Rygaard crewhas a problem with getting the wood to the mill, so Gabe'sbringing in a trucking ace to get the job done. While up inAlaska, Papac has to deal with a dangerous unpredictabledownhill site and mother nature isn't helping make it anyeasier. Down in the bayou, Shelby's got his jetboat back andhas enlisted a couple of assistants to pull big wood for hislog buyer. Down on the St. Johns River in Central Florida, theChapman crew is in a tight battle with the Dreadknots. Buttoday they'll have deal with their nemesis who's back topoaching logs. And in Wyoming, the Zitterkopf crew is stillgoing strong but in order to stay on schedule, it's all handson deck as David gambles by putting Ethan in the skidder forthe first time.
After they save a local mobster, Brian tries to get the guysto makes some changes in the rig, Hank considers the worstperson he's ever helped, and Billy goes looking for his oldpony.
As Elizabeth struggles to hold herself together emotionallyfollowing the attack in Iran, she works to prevent anecological disaster in the Amazon, and prepares for a nationaltelevision appearance on "Face the Nation". Also,she and Henry disagree about the level of protection Jasonshould have at his new school.
Marty gets into a conflict with Denna when he pitches the CEOof a fast-food chain; Roscoe's business is exposed, whichhurts his status and future at school; Doug and Clyde havedifferent reactions to dating the same woman.
Scientists are not sure what most of the universe is made of,with atoms accounting for only four per cent of it and thehypothetical dark matter and energy making up the rest. TheLarge Hadron Collider at Cern has recently been upgraded andthere is now hope is that it will enable researchers toidentify the nature of dark matter and reveal its true secrets.
Alicia's political future is on the line when Peter gives aninterview that could influence voter turnout on Election Day.Meanwhile, a weekend getaway with Kurt and his affluenthunting buddies could lead Diane to a prosperous new client forthe firm.