A Place to Call Home

Sarah attempts to console Rene after George is shot; Anna tries to enjoy her honeymoon with Gino.

On returning to Ash Park, George tells the family that he is going to make an important announcement at dinner and invites James for a private chat beforehand.

Finding that Sarah is also in Sydney, Elizabeth arranges a meeting at which she is able to thank her for saving George's life.

Sarah attends a backstreet doctor but cannot go through with the operation. Carolyn gets the offer of the job as an art critic for one of Sir Richard's Sydney newspapers, and Elizabeth returns to Douglas Goddard's refuge.

Olivia expresses her reservations about the artist Lloyd Ellis Parker to James, but he insists that they retain him to paint their portraits. Rene is distraught on learning of Sarah's pregnancy and tells her he wishes she had never found him again.

George comes across Sarah, who has been taken ill at the side of the road, and takes her to the hospital. Caroline teases her mother about Douglas Goddard, but Elizabeth decides to visit his servicemen's club again.

Jack has arranged for Rene to have his brain operation but Sarah, concerned about the risks involved, refuses to give her consent. George withdraws his nomination as The Country Party candidate.

It is the morning of young Georgie's christening and Olivia is distraught over James' continued absence. Regina travels to Sydney to bring James back and is rewarded by George who invites her back to stay at Ash Park.

Despite protests from Elizabeth and Carolyn, George and Regina wed; Sarah arranges for Rene to be buried according to Jewish customs; Douglas pursues Elizabeth.

George consummates his marriage to Regina after she has spiked his drink with morphine but tells her it won't happen again. Sarah has returned to work at the hospital but Jack wonders if it is too soon after Rene's death.