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A Newcastle dockworker haunted by a childhood betrayal and a troublesome past must fight to prevent history from repeating itself in this one-hour drama from BBC Daytime. Michael is a hard man living in a hard world, and somewhere deep in the core of his rough exterior he harbors a shocking secret. When violence erupts in Michael and his wife Stephanie's once happy home, the father sets the open road with his young son Jamie in search of clarity as the devastated mother attempts to reconnect with her parents without sacrificing her career. Later, Michael and Jamie end up back at the home of Michael's widowed mother, where a pivotal episode from Michael's childhood resurfaces to reveal just how he became the man he is today.