Penance

Rosalie Douglas has lost her son. Her marriage is falling apart. Her teenage daughter, Maddie, has gone off the rails, wracked with grief and an as-yet-unexplained guilt over her brother's death.

Still reeling from her last encounter with Jed – still struggling to control her feelings and temper her intrusive thoughts – Rosalie arrives home to something of an ambush; Luke wants Jed to move into Rob's old bedroom while he's in Scotland, especially if Maddie might still be in danger.

Rosalie buys herself some time away from Jed, while his relentless advances intensify to alarming new levels. Fay tries to get hold of Rosalie, as she and Maddie wait anxiously for news on Tom in the ICU. But Rosalie is already on the road, travelling to Jed's hometown to see what she can learn of his past; To find out who he really is.