When Janette returns to Toronto, her intention is revenge on the people who murdered her lover, Robert McDonagh. However, she is responsible for his son, Patrick, who has become her ward. She therefore takes the boy to stay with his aunt, Peggy Bolger, who has a house in Uxbridge. After killing Mario Larouche, the man who murdered Robert, Janette tries to obtain evidence that would implicate his employer. However, the car she is driving is shot at; and she abandons it, and flees to Nick Knight for help.