1943年敌后战场形势发生重大变化抗日根据地度过最困难时期并不断发展壮大我八路军逐步对日伪采取攻势作战开始局部反攻周边数座县城被解放安邱城也势如累卵旦夕可下满城日伪人心惶惶人民群众暗中拍手称快 离安邱城以东20华里左右有一个大镇子叫驴驹桥这里早先是冀中地区最大的牲口市场因此得名驴驹桥是安邱通往保定的交通要道又有平汉铁路经过属于军事重镇华北沦陷后鬼子在这里派有重兵把守归安邱管辖随着太平洋战争的爆发加之日军在中国战场上的节节失利兵源补充不上驻守驴驹桥的日伪军与其它地方一样被消灭一个少一个原来的100多鬼子和200多伪军现在只剩下不到三分之一 本剧的故事就从此时此地开始
因为某种神秘的仙宫魔咒的影响Beauch家的女人们全都失去了一段记忆准确地说她们都不记得Penelope死后发生的事情那或许是件好事……特别是对Freya而言不要指望Freya和Killian短期内会团聚Killian虽然从那场袭击中幸存但他在本季开始时身处东区之外此外跨越传送门来到人类世界的东西也令Beauch家的女人们感到恐惧Wendy坚信那东西将带来她的厄运银中毒的Joanna越来越虚弱只有Victor能够帮助她度过困境但Victor没法为她解毒Ingrid产生一种可怕的梦游症Freya在幻象中看到Killian身处险境
Robert is working in Oxford and sending money home whilst Ruby Pratt has returned from Pontefract after splitting with her gentleman friend Gabriel Cochrane, whose wife has died and whose foundry has been repossessed by the bank, comes to Candleford, penniless, and Dorcas employs him in her forge where the work interests Sydney After Edmund has collected money from Robert at the post office, he arrives home saying he has been robbed The whole village rallies round Emma
