The story of three lifelong friends: Ruth Jenkins is left to deal with her mother-in-law Alice after her husbands tragic death, Alice is in the early stages of Alzheimer's. Mandy, the second of the three friends is taking care of her mother who has MS. Taking centre stage, even though she has no idea, is the third friend, Rachel. She is haunted by her childhood memories and in the evening after the 10 o'clock news, she begins her nightly ritual. Life is not all doom and gloom for these friends, there are weddings, honeymoons and a surprise pregnancy But much more sinister events are about to Eclipse the everyday trials and tribulations of these friends in a nail biting crescendo ...life throws a spanner into the works.