Bea returns to Wentworth with a heavy charge over the murder of Braydon Holt, while Ferguson makes it clear that she owns Bea. Battle begins over the control of the prison.

Liz makes a tough decision about her and her family. Frankie loses someone close to her, while Bea asserts her dominance as top dog.

Franky's under fire. With her supply cut and her powerbase decimated, she's on her own when prisoners come after her to claim what they're owed. Bridget identifies Franky as someone she could really help, but Franky refuses to engage, venting her frustration by trashing the Education Unit. Meanwhile Bea is concerned at the police interest in Will, and shocked when he makes a startling confession. Written by Samara Newland

Liz's world is rocked when Sophie is remanded in Wentworth for a drunken hit-and-run. Liz has to counsel and protect a freaked-out Sophie, particularly from lesbian trio Lucy, Stella and Rhonda. Franky has commenced her sessions with Bridget and, in a candid move, admits to a desire for revenge against Bea. When Bea is shivved in the yard, Franky comes under suspicion, but Bea quickly realises Jodie, freshly released from the slot where she was terrorised by Ferguson, was behind the attack at the Governor's behest. Kaz Proctor, a violent vigilante obsessed with women's rights, publicly declares Bea as her personal hero and requests to visit her at Wentworth.

As Fletch readjusts to work life, Bea must forgo closely held morals as she engages in a secret plan to bring down Ferguson. Bea agrees to a visit with Kaz Proctor to demand she and her group stop committing violence in her name.

Ferguson is blindsided by Jodie's complaint to the ombudsman. Channing attempts damage control, but Jodie's accusations of brutality promise to be very damaging for the Governor. But Ferguson, realising Bea is the driving force behind the complaint, has her kidnapped and brutalised by her henchman Jesper, and Jodie, isolated and without support, crumbles during the hearing. But it's only when Bea wakes up, strapped into a bed in the psych unit, that the real depth of Ferguson's revenge becomes apparent.

Bea struggles to accept that she had a psychotic episode, despite the CCTV evidence. When her blood is found to have traces of LSD, she realises that her attacker caused the meltdown. She smuggles DNA evidence out of the psych unit, understanding she'll need to play the long game if she's going to defeat Ferguson. Meanwhile Bridget struggles to force Franky to accept that she has an emotional block. But when she challenges Franky to talk about her mother, she elicits a confession she wasn't expecting.

When Bea encourages Doreen to uncover the truth behind Ferguson's obsession with Jianna, Ferguson's renewed interest in Doreen brings on labour.

Amid further allegations she manipulated Jodie Spiteri to horrifically self-harm, Ferguson angles to remove her most ardent accuser, Bridget Westfall, and finally succeeds with Vera's assistance. The arrival of Doreen's newborn heralds dark times for mother and child, particularly when Nash is fitted up for drug trafficking by Ferguson. Meanwhile, Bea finds herself at her lowest ebb as she realises the toll the war against Ferguson is having on those closest to her. Nearing the point of stepping down as top dog, she is thrown a lifeline from an unlikely ally -- Fletch. Finally, after much agonising, Vera is unable to deny to herself the truth about Ferguson - she is a monster.

Franky's parole hearing is brought forward. Under the pump and certain that Ferguson is planning to ambush her chances, Franky offends former lover Kim, who retaliates by planting drugs, in the form of heroin-filled balloons, in Franky's cell. Faced with an imminent cell toss, Franky has no option but to swallow the evidence. So Franky fronts the parole board, under-prepared, and with a gutful of heroin that may just kill her. But Ferguson has a surprise planned, and just when it seems parole might be possible, Will finds a recording, left on his doorstep, of Franky confessing to Meg Jackson's murder. Meanwhile, Doreen faces an agonising choice. Does she keep her baby in prison with her? Or does she ask her sister to take care of Joshua, and get him out of Ferguson's reach for good?

When Fletch follows Bea's instructions to use Jianna as a means to unsettle Ferguson, he unwittingly sets Vera up to take the fall. With Ferguson believing Vera is behind attempts to undermine her, she demotes her and ends their mentor-ship. Vera, for her part, is consumed with a desire for revenge against Lucy for infecting her with Hep C. Vera almost goes to the dark side by pushing a wheelchair-bound Lucy down the stairs, but in the aftermath, is happy to let Ferguson take the blame. She knows Ferguson is a psychopath and begins positioning herself as replacement Governor. Bea's manipulations of Fletch result in him finally recovering his memory and alerting Will, who is on the verge of being arrested for Harry's murder, to the truth behind Ferguson's manipulations. As the forces align against Ferguson, she begins to unravel, realising she is in a fight of her life, professionally and personally.

Ferguson is losing control, and the walls are closing in. Fletch and Vera band together in an attempt to overthrow the Governor, while Bea discovers the final piece of the puzzle to help solve Harry's murder. Meanwhile Franky is preparing for her release. But when Jess makes a sudden, drastic move, all plans are thrown out the window and the stage is set for a dramatic, fiery showdown. And not everyone will survive it.