Where the Heart Is

Hold My Hand (6x7)

Ausstrahlung: Jun 02, 2002

Karen and Anna are caring for pensioner Tessie Banks, who's just been released from hospital. The 81-year-old has just weeks to live and is being looked after by her devoted grandson Garth. The two nurses are not sure how the shy 24-year-old will cope without his grandmother, and set about trying to ensure there will be a network of friends to support him. Karen feels sorry for Garth, and thinks he is just a shy and lonely young man. But her attempt to help him goes horribly wrong. Garth has heard the rumours about Karen's past and thinks she must be fair game. He grabs her arm and violently pushes her to the floor before attempting to rape her. Karen is terrified and screams at him to stop. Tessie's cry for help from upstairs stops him. Karen is desperate to escape from the house, but she can't tell Tessie what has happened. She gives Tessie her medication, as Garth, realising the horror of what he has done runs out of the house. When Karen arrives home David has prepared a romantic c