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New Zealand joins together for the Commonwealth Games as Ted West gets out of jail after a three year stretch for the Smith & Caughey's cock up. Ted finds he's been deposed as leader of his gang, and is determined to root out the rat who put him in jail. On the home front, Wolf resents his father being back, and Rita has problems of her own, including a tenacious young admirer. But should Ted go out on his own to prove his mettle? He has a lot to prove if he's to get back on top of his game.

As Ted's away on a job, a bored Rita pursues other interests. And Wolf's act of vandalism starts a war with the Doslic neighbours. Ted's jewellery tribute to Rita inspires Wolf to make amends to his mother, as Rita embarks on a bold plan to get her own career. But peace making Ted finds the Dallies have more to recommend them than wine. One of them has skills Ted can use to best his personal great white whale, the safe at a mine. But the job comes with unexpected complications and Rita will have to work the angles to save her husband, and achieve her dream.

Rita doesn't take kindly to Phineas giving Carol the bash, as Ted's latest payroll job in South Auckland is interrupted by cops. Ted finds they're not after the gang, they're deporting overstayers in dawn raids. Rita takes in Carol, as Ted takes on a homeless disco dancing overstayer by the name of Falani and champions his cause. But their good works backfire as Mike becomes suspicious about why Ted's been in South Auckland. Carol's newfound recklessness threatens to rebound on Rita and Ngaire. Rita attempts to contain the damage, as Ted seeks justice for Falani, and a way to complete the heist.

When Bert is exposed as a rat, Rita takes extreme action. Ted's angry response provokes the revelation that Rita once tried to kill someone closer to home: Wolf. Unable to face her son, Rita joins Carol in town for a life of sex, drugs, art and rock and roll. Ted is bereft and the gang are indisarray as Bilkey proposes a new work opportunity through a guy called Marty Johnstone. At a wild party, Ted meets Rita, and embarks on an ambitious robbery, which gets him into hot water. Rita is seeing the downside of party life and fears for Carol, as Ted brokers a deal with the dealers. As Ted and Rita both make a stand, maybe there's a chance they can be reunited.

Rita goes to Ted's aid – and he's covered in blood. How did this happen? Bert, desperate to be back in the gang, offers a lead on an ambitious new heist. Meanwhile Rita discovers that Wolf has a secret life and a sassy punk girlfriend, Anne Marie. Rita is determined to be reacquainted with this paragon, and also plays match maker to reunite Phineas and Carol. Anne Marie's father has skills that can help the job and it's full steam ahead - until it all goes horribly wrong. The deadly fallout leads to recriminations, violence and heartbreak. Ted and Rita need to take charge to save the day, and the gang. And they also end up with a foster child, named Sparky.

Ted and Rita are rocked to discover Wolf has knocked up Lefty and Ngaire's daughter, Desiree. Rita also finds Wolf has keeping secrets from her. He has his own proto crime gang and even has his own fence, Eric. Wolf needs taking in hand and Ted arranges a shotgun wedding and gets Wolf taken on as gang apprentice. Wolf chafes, but Rita counsels that he needs to prove he is cleverer than his father. Wolf heeds his mother's advice, and pulls off a spectacular stunt to buy his freedom. But when he defends Rita from an enemy - it seems that despite his mother's best efforts, he will end up in jail...

Rita West is reunited with love of her life Ted, but has lost a son. The gloves are off in the war with the Horsemen and there's a storm in a teacup... actually a whole tea-set.

Rita helps out a friend from prison and Wolf gets an upwardly mobile job. The Springbok tour creates employment opportunities for Ted and there's a swingers' party.

Ted goes after a wad of South African cash. A crime close to home has the Wests joining forces with the police and neighbourhood watch.

Rita's ambitious career path for Wolf hits some bumps. Ngaire has a dangerous liaison and Bert and Falani take on the Springboks alongside the protestors.

It's hectic times for Rita and Ted: a royal wedding, a funeral, forbidden love, a family feud...plus a Nazi.

Times are changing for Ted. Rita wants to expand her business and keep the peace between father and son. Wolf mixes business with pleasure.

Ted and the boys go hunting South Africans while Rita has a mess to sort out with her growing business and an explosive affair.

The wives financially support their men, which doesn't go down well and the Springbok tour divides the gang and the country.

Rita's in charge of her first big job and the stakes have never been higher, but can she rely on those closest to her?

Ted gets one final crack at the South African money. Meanwhile, Wolf's at war with his parents, and the rest of the country are at war with themselves.

Rita and Ted return from their holiday to a rude surprise and Wolf gone. Rita distracts herself by waging war on the new neighbours, And Ted is dealt a blow he probably saw coming.

Lefty is a desperate man and Ted is dragged along for the ride. The gang has to look to the past if they have hopes of a future.

Wolf grows dissatisfied with his career, but it turns out that is the least of his problems. A sexy blast from Rita's prison past arrives with dangerous intentions.

Guilt over Evan is tearing Rita and Wolf apart. McCarthy feels compromised by his lady's past. A fateful meeting at the forbidden dairy leads to fireworks.

Rita may have finally found her match. Fear forces Bilkey in too deep. A means to an end changes everything.

Bert is deceived and destroyed. Rita proves there's no fury like a woman scorned, and Wolf ups his game.

Wolf plays with the big boys. Rita gets under Cheryl's skin. A last minute change of plans may cost everything.

Rita makes a deal with some devils, and Mike buckles when his personal and private lives collide.

Pregnant and alone, Cheryl struggles with Wolf behind bars. Phineas pursues extra-marital affairs and McCarthy swoops in to help the Wests out of a sticky situation.

Despite Ted's misgivings, the gang plan a job during the silly season. Ngaire returns with a surprise and Cheryl's Christmas cheer comes to a devastating end.

Wolf and Cheryl grieve at Tutaekuri Bay, while Rita suffocates in a full house and seeks help from an unlikely source. Ted gambles with his future.

Rita rebels against Cheryl's plan to go straight, Wolf struggles to leave his life of crime behind, and Ted faces a mountain of debt when his winning streak ends.

Passion boils over as Ngaire and Lefty cross paths, Eric follows his heart to the Dire Straits concert, and Ted's bad attitude could spell the end for his marriage.

Rita finds comfort in the arms of someone else, Cheryl goes in search of her dream wedding dress, and Riana returns to stir up trouble for the Wests.

The boys compete for the job of Wolf's best man, Phineas fesses up to Carol, and Sparky plans to send the USS Texas up in flames in the name of love.

A grisly murder pits the gang against each other, Cheryl and Wolf are at each other's throats over wedding venues, and Rita gives Ted an ultimatum

Ngaire encounters a familiar face at Cheryl's hen's party while Wolf is lead astray by an old flame at his stag do. Phineas and Bert fight for Carol.

The Wests come together for Cheryl and Wolf's wedding but the groom has cold feet, and the cops threaten to derail the nuptials.

While NZ is going crazy for the America's Cup, the Wests are busy stealing for a living and welcoming baby Pascalle.

Rita is dealing with trouble and strife both at home and abroad, as the repercussions from the two bungled robberies spread. Meanwhile, Ted isn't safe in prison.

As Ted lies in hospital, Rita calls the troops to see off those responsible - and many innocent letter-boxes may perish as a result.

Ted's gang head down country for their first job without their leader. Plus, Cheryl brings home a hippy, leading to a very uncomfortable visitation from the past for Rita.

The Wests celebrate Van and Jethro's fourth birthday party. What could possibly go wrong? Apart from the appearance of a gang of angry clowns...

Ted wants payback for his suffering but doesn't believe in a truce or playing the long game. What plan will he come up with?

A plague has descended upon the West house and Rita must sort the mess out - including making a deal with the devil.

The West's past secrets risk being exposed. Rita and Wolf go head-to-head in a game of mutually assured destruction.

The war that has been simmering under the surface, between Rita and Wolf, bursts into fruition as Wolf takes matters into his own hands.

October 20, 1987. As the stock-market crashes around the West family and their associates an old dynasty crumbles and decays, while the next generation finds a home in which to forge the next one.

Wolf has a problem he cannot solve, but ‘help' is the hardest word; meanwhile, for Rita and Ted, the return of an old friend spells bad news.

Cheryl deals with the devil while Wolf tries his hand at parenting; meanwhile Rita gives death the good old-fashioned West family middle-finger salute. 

Carol and Rita explore alternative therapies; Ted and the lads meet an old friend at a strip club. For Wolf and the boys, things go from bad to worse.

As Wolf deals with failure, Cheryl takes some time out in a place that is like Fiji but not; meanwhile Falani finds an old friend living under a bridge.

Carol and Ngaire go on a bar crawl for revenge; Wolf seeks out the traitor in their midst; Rita enters into a pact with a most unlikely devil to help Ted.

Sometimes, when a job goes wrong, the innocents must pay the price. Rita makes a bucket list; which means that Ted - the old dog - masters a new trick.

Rita has one last item she needs to cross off her bucket list; unable to face the future, Carol goes back in time; meanwhile Wolf has to play catch-up.

One last job, a funeral and then a wake; the end is nigh.