Supporting her mother and brother, Beth's luck seems to be changing when she meets John at the store where she works. But as John is driving her home from a spin in the country, they observe a car speeding away from a robbery at a garage. John gives chase and manages to stop their car. The two men in the car get away, but not before both John and Beth get a good look at one of them. Realizing it is her brother (who John hasn't met yet), Beth protects her brother by telling John she doesn't want to see him again.
Sally gives food to Brian although he can't pay for it. This causes friction with her boss, and eventually she quits her job over the issue. But when Brian finds out, he is unhappy because he now has nowhere to go to get free food. Sally realizes that Brian has just been using her.