Behaving more erratically than ever, Dean’s (Patrick O’Connor) mother Karen (Georgia Adamson) is still refusing to heed her son’s pleas to seek professional help.
But, in shocking scenes, a deeply unstable Karen this week places her son in extreme danger. When Karen begins arguing with Dean in his caravan, her anger quickly escalates into fury. Grabbing a frying pan, Karen hits her son over the head, unintentionally knocking him out.

As Dean lies bleeding on the ground, an Karen continues cooking.
Turning on the gas hob, she looks for matches, only to quickly tire of her search.
Heading to the bedroom, she forgets to turn off the gas, leaving her unconscious son still on the floor! What will happen next?

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