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Esther meets Sam through her school friendship group, they start seeing each other just as Esther is about to leave home for Manchester university. Despite the distance they spend as much time as possible with each other, but Esther soon begins to see another side to Sam. Whenever he behaves aggressively towards her, he blames his alter ego. ‘Bad Sam’. The walls are closing in on Esther as Sam tries to limit and control her social life.
Esther plans a reunion with her friends back home in Teeside. Sam goes along too and takes a cocktail of drugs. As the evening progresses, Sam’s jealously turns into rage and after storming off he brutally assaults her.
Esther suffers horrific facial wounds and a traumatic brain injury. She is in hospital for 108 days, much of it in a coma. Sam is sentenced to 12 ½ years in prison for the devastating attack.
From prison, Sam contacts Esther and persuades her to continue their relationship. Esther has no recollection of the attack and goes against her family and friends wishes, visiting Sam regularly in prison. Her family try to intervene but it seems nothing can break the bond between Sam and Esther…