Synopsis

The revelation came to Ray Sykes and Sunny Sunderland: Julie Fitzjohn, struggling financially, maintained a secret life as a nightclub performer. Karen Newburn confronted her, then offered a temporary reprieve – the position at Hopkins. Accepting, Julie relinquished her other employment. Meanwhile, Hopkins herself teetered on the edge of life and death. It was discovered she carried a secret, a nascent life within her, a fragile promise of new beginnings.