Family drama. The Nicholas family is struggling financially, so Mark gets temp work at the council. Determined to do her bit, Betty gets a job at a hotel where she strikes up an odd friendship with Daniel, who has a strange obsession with Betty's family. Jodie starts seeing a dangerous older boy from school, but Mark is in no position to set an example as his relationship with married Alice becomes more reckless. Mark's mother used to work at the council and he discovers that her old colleagues have been keeping a secret about her personal life; which has devastating repercussions for the family
