 Sonia ( Pauline Quirke  (qv)) and Woody ( Ray Winstone  (qv)) are forced to come to terms with the loss of their only son who was killed in a hit-and-run accident and the driver did not stop. Woody s grief knows no bounds and refuses to believe that the man accused of the crime is actually responsible. Over the Christmas holidays his loss becomes unbearable and his marriage starts to crumble. However, the real culprits of the crime start to feel guilty and volunteer information about the real criminals which puts the investigating officers in a dilemma about what should be done.