Leigh Jenson is the girlfriend of Max Tyler. She loves him and thinks that they're meant to be together. Max goes away for work leaving Leigh alone for the weekend. She has a night out with the staff from Waterloo Road. Leigh's life changes in one night. She's raped by someone she works with. She becomes withdrawn and doesn't want to do much. Max thinks she's been cheating on him. He soon turns on her and makes her life hell. But when she confides in Tom, he does whatever he can to help her through. Max soon finds out what happened to her and feels bad for how he treated her. But can she ever forgive him for how he treated her?