As Amanda battles developers eager to subdivide nearby land, Kate struggles with her feelings for Tomas.

A young woman dies after giving birth in the Wyatt barn, and Amanda cares for the baby until the child's fugitive father returns; Caleb finds a dead body in a remote canyon.

Alex and Eva try to help a Hispanic girl who INS agents want to deport, just as Alex announces his candidacy for the State Senate seat. Meanwhile, Kate hurts Alex with a thoughtless remark.

Amanda's livestock is being sickened by pollution from a neighbor's irrigation system, so Sam tries to talk to the man---who responds with a gun.

When a boy's accident reminds Tomas of his brother's death years before, he confronts Carlotta, who continues to conceal her grief from him.