The dramatic finale to Robert Drewe's compelling story of the inescapable bonds of family. Of an obsessive mother's fierce love for her child. Of a son's need for his parents' approval. And of the guilt that occurs when the two collide.

Robert is reluctantly allowed by his parents to go on holiday with friends to Rottnest Island, known locally as the "Isle of Loose Girls". Hormones raging, he meets 14 year-old Roberta Ainslie.

In this premiere episode, six year-old Robert Drewe and his family move from Melbourne to Perth. The young boy thinks it's paradise - a world of simple coastal pleasures, clear skies and trusting faces.