 Ciaran is leaving for a cruise and persuades her to go too and she accepts.10 months later, Michelle and Ciaran return and are shocked when a shaken Carla tells her that while she was away, her partner, Frank Foster (Andrew Lancel), raped her and that he is on bail, awaiting trial.Michelle and Ciaran help Carla cope and persuade her not to sell the factory because of Frank's lies.