Carol married young to philandering Phil; and became a mother young to highly-strung Jaz. Carol put up with Phil's infidelities. Not so Jaz. The moment she discovers her own husband Ian's errant ways she throws him out of the house, changes the locks and bans him from seeing their toddler son Matty. In so many ways she is independent and strong but where her daughter is concerned Carol is a coward. When Jaz finds out that her mother has enlisted the support of Ian's father David to try to get her back together with Ian, Jaz is beyond furious and disappears with Matty.