Viv Sharpe 's got her kids back and has thrown in her lot with a group of women in a squat. The owner wants them out and involves his lawyer friend. Viv and the lawyer fancy each other. But the owner's banging on the door, and just whose side is this lawyer on? Viv's ex will stop at nothing to poison her life, and there's Viv's other ex - Yvonne's father - around and in business. So what about the kids? Will Viv lose custody? Or can she keep fighting back?

The last part of a serial based on an idea by Victoria Hine and Bruce is dead, but what's happened to Neil? Yvonne drops a bombshell. Viv has emerged as a street leader, and the local elections are coming. Is this the start of Viv the people's politician? And just what does Eddy expect her to do? How long can she go on fighting back?