Betrayed and in immediate danger, Stella is forced to move her family to the last place on earth anyone would expect. Mystery Bay isn’t the kind of place they put on postcards. The locals hide secrets and outsiders are viewed with suspicion bordering on the murderous.
After being targeted by hitmen and narrowly escaping her murder, corporate CEO Stella Heikkinen and her two kids are sent to a small and remote Tasmanian town, where the locals are suspicious of their arrival.
As Stella and her kids become more acquainted with Mystery Bay and its inhabitants, she is confronted with the dangerous realities of her situation. Stella meets Frankie McLeish, the town matriarch.
Public servant, Robin, is sent to Mystery Bay to investigate some suspicious records. Stella and her kids attend an uncomfortable dinner at Frankie's.
Stella receives help from Jeremiah to dispose of a body - all the while sending Frankie into a dangerous fury. While Airini advances her investigation.
Frankie puts Stella on trial in front of the townsfolk. Meanwhile, Airini gets dangerously close to solving the case and instructs Stella to prepare to leave Mystery Bay.
As Frankie continues to lose support, Stella and Jeremiah team up to sabotage her. Stella's father comes looking for her in Mystery Bay and Otis finds himself face to face with Thaddeus and The Community.
Frankie is determined to find out who is responsible for sabotaging her Bay of Fires operation. Jeremiah hatches a plan to leave town. The hitmen arrive in pursuit of Stella. Otis is held captive by The Community.
After several failed attempts, Johann and his hitmen arrive in town determined to kill Stella. Meanwhile, Stella plans a crime of her own to get the town the money she promised them. But how far is she willing to go?
Mystery Bay's year-long experiment with free-range capitalism comes to a jarring halt and Stella is forced to realise that being the new Queen of Mystery Bay isn't all it's cracked up to be.
Tensions rise to boiling as Stella scrambles, again, to adapt to her new way of life - but when someone escapes the town's clutches, it begs the question; If they can leave, why can't Stella?
Shock waves ripple through Mystery Bay as a town ghost appears - but this one feels all too real. Stella demonstrates she will go to any lengths to form an unlikely alliance in the face of a common enemy.
Caught between a rock and a soft cake, Stella is thrown into a tailspin. Some colourful newcomers seem to remind Mystery Bay of an idea long since forgotten. Fun.
Love is in the air and poised to blow itself out. The harsh light of day and Mystery Bay's brief flirtation with happiness is over, leaving in its wake a shocking betrayal and more notches in Stella's growing body count.
The dead rest in peace - usually. Date night turned graveyard duty sets off a catastrophic series of events as Stella juggles unwanted phone calls, rescue missions gone awry and a new threat no one saw coming.
Just another regular day in Mystery Bay - Stella is backed into a corner with yet another dead body. Her children have gone missing, and the town grieves as they prepare a solemn farewell to one of their best.
The former locals of Mystery Bay descend on Melbourne, revelling in their newfound freedom. But celebration turns to anticipation as they attempt their most dangerous mission yet.
