Val was arrested on the day of her husband Gerry's funeral. That same night her youngest son Jack, and her pregnant daughter in law Kathy were murdered. Now she has been released and everything has changed. The family moved after she went inside, so it wasn't her familiar home that she came out to. Her eldest son Jimmy was running the firm, but most of his concentration was on tracking down the murderers of his wife and unborn child. Her granddaughter Poppy was rapidly spiraling out of control. She now had a young son named Gerry after his great grandfather, but she still behaved as though...

Her family have never taken her seriously and Poppy only has herself to blame. She has been irresponsible in the past, but now she wants to show her family that she has matured. She keeps quiet when she gets involved in a business venture with Toni, an older woman that she recently met. So far Poppy has done nothing more taxing than managing a massage parlour, but she is about to be thrown into the front line business of the London firm. Surprisingly she shows that she is cool under pressure, and is willing to inflict severe punishment on those who underestimate her.

Although little Gerry was a handful Phillip disagreed with Poppy's decision to put him into care, and without her knowing he has been visiting the boy regularly. Overall he is dissatisfied with the way things are going with the London family, and when he feels he has been humiliated in front of the men on the firm, he decides to walk away. He heads for Hastings where little Gerry is now living, and within a short time he has adopted him, and settled with the social worker who made it possible. His relationship with his grandson is a close one, and he is pleased to watch him grow up to be a...

The Gallagher firm from Kilburn gets word that the London firm plans to eradicate them. They decide to get in first and humiliate the heads of firm as a taster, before destroying them completely. Some of the more depraved Gallagher firm men break into the London home while the occupants are sleeping, and carry out unspeakably vile attacks. Afterwards Phillip and Gerry are traumatised and just want to hide themselves away, but they know they can't afford to do this. They must hit back quickly before rumours circulate and ruin their reputation.

Irene Wilson thought that she'd fallen on her feet when she met crime boss Niall Murphy. The fact that he was old, boring and unpleasant to look at, didn't bother her. She was used to this way of life, and it was just a means towards an end. When he died suddenly she was left virtually penniless. Niall was her son Mark's father, and she didn't see why he shouldn't get his inheritance. She was smart enough to know that his family weren't going to offer her anything, so she made up her mind that she would send her son Mark to infiltrate the London firm, and learn how to bring them...

Phillip is aware that his in laws tread a thin line with their illegal activities, but he doesn't realise the full extent until he steps out of line with his wife Issie. Overnight he finds himself forced to join their gangland firm. He intends to gather as much information about them as he can and take it to the police, but the London family are already one step ahead of him. They make sure that his first job is at the top end of the law breaking scale. If he reports them, he too will be facing a very long sentence. Surprisingly Phillip adjusts fairly quickly, and is soon immersed in a life...