Esther's boyfriend Sam has an alter ego--"Bad Sam". On a cocktail of drugs, he attacks her. From prison Sam rekindles their relationship and Esther returns to the man who nearly killed her.

Manipulative Hubert seduces Juliana who falls under his spell and soon she is bankrolling him. When his toxic behavior forces her to kick him out he blackmails her with a secret recording.

Coleen meets James online. He's a firefighter, they plan to marry and he's had a vasectomy. Coleen soon discovers she's pregnant, the wedding never existed and neither did James' heroic job.

Cambridge grad Abby falls for David but he's not interested in monogamy. Abby swallows her reservations but soon finds herself in too deep and at the mercy of David's escalating temper.

Roxanne meets TJ online. He seems interested but intimacy is complicated. Believing she is in a relationship with a man, secrets are slowly revealed about TJ's true gender identity.

Ellie and Liam's relationship has been spiralling out of control since day one. Manipulated into silence she can't escape the chaos and not even her family knows the truth.

Blinded by love, Paula cannot see the red flags in her relationship with James, but when the police contact her out of the blue and reveal his violent past, she begins to fear for her life.

Jessica's relationship with Dillan culminates in revenge porn sent to her mum. Amy's first date escalates into harassment and accusations of HIV.