The snow has started to melt. The survivors can see the light at the end of the tunnel. But getting there won't be easy; nothing's ever been easy. In Plainview Josie is badly beaten by her brother. She and Frank have decided to move up their escape attempt. A few weeks later they find themselves outside in what many would describe as a winter wonderland. But they don't have to travel four hundred miles through three feet of snow. To Frank and Josie it's more a wintry hell. A tragic suicide at Joint Base Lackland changes everything. But the general court martial of two high ranking military officers is moving forward at breakneck speed. And at Eden South a stricken Mayor Al sends Marty on yet another hazardous mission.