As the story resumes, Bea and her cell-block mates are returning to Wentworth after the fire and rebuilding of H Block to find a new dynamic in play with a new contender for Top Dog. On the outside, Franky is trying hard to be a productive member of society. As always, no-one should underestimate "the Freak".

The women return to Wentworth after the rebuild and a new dynamic is in play, which will have immediate ramifications for Bea who questions whether she wants to be Top Dog. Ferguson plans her next move.

Ferguson launches a campaign to be released into the general prison population regardless of her peril and Kaz organises for the inmates to protest for conjugal visits.

Ferguson is released into general and the pressure is on Bea to take revenge as the women are out for blood.

Ferguson strengthens her alliance with Kaz by painting Will as an abuser and Bea as a screw-lover, while Maxine receives a devastating diagnosis.

With Bea in the slot, Ferguson seeks to strengthen her hold over Kaz by manipulating acting Top Dog, Maxine into an act of extreme violence. Bea and Ally's bond grows.

When a young Koori inmate Tasha is subjected to prison justice for pushing the panic button, Doreen shocks everyone by turning her back on Bea.

Vera and Ferguson battle for control of the women, using Bea and Kaz as their pawns.

Exploiting her knowledge of Bea's relationship with Allie, Ferguson engineers a plan to murder Bea.

Bea struggles to recover in the wake of her attack. Ferguson returns from the burns unit and is placed in a medical hold under the supervision of Jake.

Bea discovers Allie has fallen back into drug addiction. Franky pursues Shayne in the hope of exposing Ferguson's plan to undermine her trial and secure her release from Wentworth.

When Bea commits to the ultimate sin of lagging to protect Allie, Kaz seizes on it to force Bea to step down as Top Dog, and Ferguson strikes again.

Bea awakes blissfully happy after a night with Allie but it is the eve of Ferguson's trial and the Freak has been relentless in putting the final touches to her scheme for freedom and exoneration.