A Legacy of Secrets has Catherine and Patrick Gallagher return to Blackrock to live with Maggie, be near James and Mary, and give a better life to the children than the rundown tenements in crowded cities of an industrial England would allow them. They do well except for MaryAnne's venom against the couple for marrying one another, her inability to accept that she never meant anything to Patrick, and her capability of making trouble.
Then Dr Gilmore and his wife appear, and it gets traumatic for Catherine by leaps and bounds - Gilmore persists in accosting Catherine and tormenting her, forcing his attentions and claiming her firstborn Thomas, until her determined keeping him at bay angers him into declaring he wouldn't bother her. But meanwhile he's playing with MaryAnne, who is not just delighted but thriving and has set her cap at him, knowing his wife couldn't survive another miscarriage. She's taken by them as her companion and leaves with them for England.
The saving grace is their brother Thomas and his new wife Lily visiting from N.Y., being loved by the family and helping Catherine in turn, until Thomas asks if Patrick wouldn't want to go with them, and Catherine tells him they'd go together. Its the best solution for the family to survive, away from dangers of encountering Gilmore again.
The scene between James and Catherine is particularly touching, as is James handsomely apologising to Patrick for not accepting him sooner. And there are other scenes involving the siblings that are done well too.
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June 02, 2020 - June 03, 2020.
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