A young woman struggles to come to terms with her child being taken in to local authority care, and with her addiction both to heroin and to human blood.
Blue Monday, the most stressful night of the year; and four people wrestle with their own life changing decisions.
Chris a taxi driver comes to a shattering decision regarding his lover.
Toni, a police officer, wrestles with her own demons, while attempting to deal with the demons of others. Leanne, a bouncer at a local night club, has to choose between survival and family. Mairead has to revisit a painful family affair, to prepare for a reunion with a daughter she gave away at birth. Everyone offers an opinion, from taxi fares to radio punters.
But the secret of a successful decision is when the head, heart and gut agree. Can any of them achieve this? And what happens if they do?
One daughter - two mothers. A child's take on mother's love. 'Mercy' is trying to make sense of recent events while caring for an injured Baby-Bird, but her future is uncertain due to custody battles between her Mother and her Foster Mother.