Serena leaves Leeds with her doctor husband Evan and their daughter Vee to be close to their terminally ill mother Rachel in the seaside town in which Serena was raised. When the police stop her for speeding Serena panics and it becomes evident that she has a past. A decade and a half earlier,as a school-girl,she had an affair with sexy teacher Marcus Hansley though he forced himself on her and ended up being stabbed to death. At the same time as Serena's return another woman Poppy Carlisle is released from prison after being sentenced for Marcus's murder and goes to live with her mother Liz and stepfather Jim in their pub in the same town. She is befriended by Al,a lifeguard. Poppy has always claimed she was innocent of the murder and seeks out Serena's husband,visiting him as a new patient.
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