As a teenager Lily isn't usually that impressionable, but under pressure from her peers she and two friends embark on an outrageous adventure to meet Cliff Simpson and his colleagues at the nearby football stadium. Having her innocence stolen following a drunken encounter looks set to spell disaster; leaving Lexington House, a refuge for 'fallen women' with its harsh and often brutal regimes her only option when all family ties are abruptly cut off. Further tragedy emerges from the ill-fated liaison and is now set to haunt her for the rest of her life along with someone in the shadows who has developed an unhealthy interest in her every move. Will Lily ever find happiness? Will she ever find love? And more to the point can she ever trust anyone from the world of football again?