Karen’s spiralling debts plunge the family into a scary situation…..
With their money situation now at rock bottom a desperate Karen doesn’t know which way to turn.
With the family on the brink of losing heir home, things go from bad to dire next week when slippery loan shark, Lloyd turns up demanding they pay up or get out!
Poor Karen has literally nothing left to give but she’s plunged into terror when she discovers her kids, Riley and Chatham, have been collected by a mystery stranger from school.
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Sure enough the stranger turns out to be the sinister loan shark! The frightened mum is appalled to find him at the flat alone with her children and is in a spin when he demands she gives him what he owes her, with interest!
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As the seriousness of their situation dawns on Karen, the desperate mum tries to raise some dosh by attempting to sell some of her possessions in The Vic. Hmm. Good luck with that.
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But when her plans fall flat and Linda provides a kind ear, Karen can’t help but feel humiliated by her plight.
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Later on, and with another visit from Lloyd looming, she decides she needs to move her kids to safety so she can tackle the loan shark alone.
However she’s taken aback by just what crushing lengths the smarmy money-lender is prepared to go to get what he thinks he’s owed.
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Will the single mum find herself in a compromising situation?
When her son Keanu returns home he finds a devastating scenario waiting to unfold. Just how far was his mum prepared to go?
What can Keanu do to get loan shark Lloyd off their backs or is it already too late for the Taylors?
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