The final touches are being put to Anna's wedding dress by Pat, a wheelchair-bound patient. She was crippled in a car crash, which killed her husband, leaving her to cope with two children on her own. When Anna and Karen visit to treat Pat, they are entranced by the gorgeous man working in the garden. Pat is delighted to tell them that Mark may become a permanent fixture in her life. She is head over heels. Mark makes her feel alive again. Her sister Fran is concerned about the relationship. It's too soon after Pat's husband died. The children are less than happy about the idea of Mark moving in. Pat is torn between her children, and the chance of a new life and love. Simon's life is crumbling around him. The paper factory is on the verge of collapse. He's consumed with guilt over his fling with Evelyn and doubts about marriage to Anna. In his heart he knows that he's not really in love with Anna. It is breaking his heart to think that he may have to leave his baby daughter Amy. Karen