Cathy Brennan tolerates her husband, but it was not always that way.When Cathy, as a naïve 21 year old, met David in 1973, she could not believe her luck when the charismatic solicitor asked her to marry him. Accepting his proposal was a life changing experience for her in more ways than one. As well as believing she was madly in love, she saw it as a way of stepping out from the control of her domineering father. She did not realise she was swapping the control one person had over her life, for another.Cathy is forced to grow up quickly if she is to survive the bullying David inflicts on her. She finds out who her true friends are and takes drastic action to ensure she keeps what she considers is hers, even if it involves murder.