ShortSummary
| - Joe's attempt at committing suicide by throwing himself in front of an oncoming tube train is prevented by the handsome and charming Sandor, who then insists that Joe's life now belongs to him. Now a 'gallowglass', Joe is forced to assist Sandor with the kidnapping of a wealthy married woman, Nina, whom Sandor is obsessed with. Sandor's adopted sister, Tilly, also assists with the plot, kidnapping the daughter of Nina's bodyguard. (en)
- The police investigation into the murder closes in on Adam and Rufus. Both have everything to lose, but are powerless to stop events as the appalling truth begins to unfold. (en)
- Paul ignores the demands of the kidnappers who are out to get the "princess", believing he can handle the situation himself. (en)
- Five students who share a terrible secret vow never to see each other again, but when the bodies of a woman and child are unearthed, a twelve-year-old tragedy is revealed. (en)
- The smouldering tension between sisters Vera and Eden escalates to a murderous climax. And the older she becomes, the more Faith realises she must confront the dark secrets of a family that will never bare its soul. (en)
- The kidnappers are holding Jessica but still want Nina, forcing Paul to choose between his daughter and the woman he is in love with. When the ransom is finally paid, Nina and the child are both released; forcing Sandor to take his own life by jumping into the path of an oncoming train, as Joe watches on. Nina is then lured to her death by Gianni, a former gay partner of Sandor, and her body is found buried in woodland a few days later. Sandor's mother, who had no other children, then accepts Joe as her second son, and he begins a relationship with Tilly. (en)
- Faith is evacuated from London to live with her aunts Vera and Eden in idyllic rural Suffolk, but behind the village's picturesque facade lies a history of hatred that finally explodes into violence. (en)
- Rufus' chilling words echo across the twelve years that separate him and Adam as they prepare to confront their terrible past. (en)
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