Jericho

Annie Quaintain sells her home when her schoolmaster husband's death leaves her widowed and penniless; shunned by society, and with no family to turn to, Annie is desperate for a place for her and her children to stay.

In her desperation to protect her son, Annie unwittingly opens the door for Bamford the railway detective, who has returned to Jericho and could get dangerously close to the secret her family hoped was dead and buried.

Just as Annie and her family are finally getting back on their feet, their world is rocked when Martha falls seriously ill with fever; Johnny is forced to make an enormous sacrifice before it is too late.

News of Johnny's true identity spreads like wildfire throughout the town, leaving him isolated; Coates now sees him as a rival and even Annie is keeping her distance.

Annie finally persuades George to move back home, but his return threatens to expose a dark secret about her family's past; money for the viaduct is running out.

Annie and Johnny panic when they discover the planned quarry site could unearth their terrible secret; as Coates and Johnny's rivalry reaches fever pitch, Annie is left to hold it together alone.

Johnny is now the prime suspect for the murder of Red Killeen; Charles has washed his hands of Johnny, in spite of a desperate plea from Annie; Coates is charged with delivering justice.

In the aftermath of the trial, and with Coates banished from town, it seems that nothing can hold back Annie and Johnny's growing relationship.