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Ash returns to Mardan, where the Corps of Guides has been fighting across the border. British envoy Cavagnari signs a treaty with Afghanistan's emir and establishes an embassy in Kabul. Wally leads a force to secure the legation, while Ash accepts an assignment to spy among the natives.

The fates of the Family, the Lab and the rest of the world come crashing together in a deadly showdown. The Family are in pursuit of Abby's son, Peter, who is in grave danger. The chase leads them to an airfield where the final confrontation takes place.

Tom and Greg are enslaved alongside dozens of others in Mr. Smithson's coal mine. Elsewhere, the Family are desperately tracking Billy, their only lead, across the country. Back at the mine, Greg formulates an escape plan. However the Family are converging on Smithson's as well with their own rescue plans, leading to a dangerous game of cat and mouse.

Fifty-year-old cockney wide-boy Billy is a trader and opportunist, traversing the desolate roads of Britain in his well-stocked container lorry. Billy meets the Family on the road and hands over vital supplies. Surprised, but grateful for Billy's generosity, the Family decides to stay overnight in a cottage close by to help Abby recover from her terrifying ordeal at the Lab.

Abby and her friends find themselves on the run from Samantha and Dexter, who have formed a dangerous alliance that threatens everyone's freedom. Meanwhile, Sarah is confronted by a face from the past which leads her to betray her new friends.

Suspicions are aroused when visionary spiritual leader John turns up mysteriously at the survivors' door with his ragged group of passionate disciples. Is he as innocent as he seems, or does he have more sinister intentions? When Abby allows a pregnant woman from John's group to stay with them until the baby is born, Anya fears that she will be forced to reveal that she is a doctor, and she becomes concerned for the group's safety after some unusual remarks from John.

Abby learns of a group of young boys living at a nearby mansion called Waterhouse. She leaves her new friends in order to find her son, Peter. When she arrives at Waterhouse she walks into the middle of a land dispute between an ex-army officer and an aggressive group of teenage boys. She must try and broker a truce in order to discover if Peter is at the house. Tom, Sarah, Al and Najid are drawn to the comfort and security that Samantha's community provides. Things quickly go wrong for Al as he is ejected from the community. Tom sees the chance to prove himself to Samantha, but will his criminal past catch up with him? Greg and Anya have an encounter with some unwelcome visitors that provides a vivid reminder of how vulnerable they are without the group.

Abby stumbles across a community that could hold the key to everyone's future. The group is led by Samantha Willis - the last surviving member of the Government. She has set up a community that still boasts light, hot water, food and power, all drawn from sustainable sources. Abby and Samantha hit it off immediately and Abby is full of hope that Samantha might lead the remaining population to build a new and better society. Samantha sees that Abby could become a trusted ally, but Abby's illusions are shattered when she sees the lengths Samantha will go to in order to maintain control of her fledgling community.

When a devastating flu-like virus wipes out most of the world's population, a handful of survivors are left struggling to stay alive as society falls apart around them. Abby Grant, a housewife and mother, is among those who remain, and sets out to find her 11-year-old son. Along the way she meets a variety of people spared by fate, and they must stick together if they are to survive this dangerous new world.

After making a last stand at the embassy, Ash journeys home. There, he learns that Anjuli's husband is near death; she and her sister, Shushila, will have to commit suttee, immolating themselves on his funeral pyre. Ash concocts a desperate plan to save his lover.

The procession arrives at Bhithor, where negotiations with the rana do not go well. Forced to camp in a militarily indefensible position, the convoy seems to be at the prince's mercy, but Ash has a few tricks up his sleeve. He also urges Anjuli not to marry the rana.

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