Laura Hardy returns home after many years away to find that her family has changed. Her parents are overjoyed to see her, but her sister Joanne is less welcoming as she remembers Laura being cruel. Laura struggles with inner demons from her time away but works to overcome them. Meanwhile, other Hardy family members' lives have diverged - Holly believes she never had a daughter, Jake blames his sister for his failures, and Angelica grew up in state care without knowing her wealthy family. Richard and Sadie also moved away to escape media scrutiny, leaving Andrew behind to be managed by a handler named George.