For a long time Liz's friendship with Steven Howard had been quietly and satisfactorily developing; they were fond of each other, Steven's young daughter got on well with Liz, and it seemed obvious that in due time, when Steven had got over his wife's death, they would marry. Until the glamorous Michelle turned up as an unexpected threat. Or did Steve's brother-in-law Ashley Sutcliffe represent an even greater threat to Liz's peace of mind? Was it competition from Michelle, attraction to Ashley - or the mysterious hostility she could sense around her that was going to give Liz her biggest problem?