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Imelda Dooley is scared. She's pregnant and now she's on her own. Her father, not a man to mess with, will see that somebody pays. So Imelda Dooley tells a lie that literally causes murders. When Mary Dooley's husband is killed, she knows she must graft to keep the family afloat. And graft she does, becoming a name in her own right. But she still has to watch her daughter's life spiral into a vicious cycle of drugs and prostitution. Caught up in the carnage are Mary's grandchildren, Jordanna and Kenny. Jordanna isn't yet three and she already knows far too much. All she can do is look after her baby brother, and try not to draw attention to herself.