Suzanne Van Hagen's partner John Worton is violent and controlling. When Suzanne is found dead, authorities believe it to be a sex-game-gone-wrong. Her family fight for four years to prove them wrong.

Susan Waring has learning difficulties and is partially sighted. When the charming Alan Edwards waltzes into her life, she's smitten, but the union soon becomes the stuff of nightmares...

On April 18th 1998, fruit and veg entrepreneur Nat Fraser is acting strangely. When his wife of 10 years disappears that day, police believe they know why, but have to work hard to prove it.

When Kylie Dembrey falls for bad boy Mark Sinclair, the life of the sweet 17-year-old quickly turns sour. She keeps her lover's violent streak secret, until the very end.

Within two years of meeting Cordelia Farrell, Wayne Coventry dials 999, pleading for help. Despite the warnings of friends and family, he stays with her - a decision that will cost him dear.