After a near accident with his Great Lakes tug, it looks as if Dougal MacGregor may be losing his eyesight. But the stubborn old codger won't admit he's having recurrent blurred vision.

A clown performing with a travelling circus passing through Espanola sees a picture of Hannah and believes she is his dead daughter come to life.

Two years ago Eli Rocque accompanied Billy's father on a plane into the bush from which neither returned. Now he is back and the whole community is alive with speculation. But Eli seems to be under a spell. Can he tell what he knows about the past? Is Billy's father still alive?