Valentine #30 March 1963

Jean tries to stir jealousy in her neighbor Nigel by going out with Bill and Ben, two men usually known for their kindness. But after a sudden fight at the weightlifting club, the pair confront Jean with an ultimatum: choose between them—or face a shocking reunion with Nigel, who may have been behind their plan all along.

Sue Smith leaves home after her father brings a new wife, a young woman with a questionable past, into the family. She takes a job as a sales assistant at Smith Emporium, surprised by the coincidence of the name—until she sees a portrait of the store’s owner and realizes with a jolt that her boss is her own father.

Gwen Norman is determined to win a four-poster bed at auction, only to learn her friend Jim Williams might bid on it—not to keep, but to dismantle for firewood. When a third bidder drives up the price, Gwen and Jim strike a deal to split the cost, setting up weekly payments that turn into something more. As the bed’s arrival looms, unexpected complications arise, and Jim makes a surprising offer that could change everything.

Margot, still adjusting to life in a new neighborhood after her father’s job change, finds herself drawn into a quiet moment of confidence when she wears her old bridesmaid’s dress to a neighbor’s party. The attention she receives from the boys—unexpected and heady—makes her wonder if this strange new chapter might just be the beginning of something brighter.

Debby Carpenter and George Meridew, brought together by a shared inheritance, find their tentative friendship strained by misunderstandings and the lingering shadows of past romances. When John’s breakup with Debby and Phyllis’s sudden engagement stir tension, George decides to return to Australia—only to find himself standing outside Debby’s window, the weight of unresolved feelings hanging in the air.

In "null," Sally Trent's sudden moodiness strains her relationship with her mother, Mrs. Trent, after a complicated romance with a man ten years her senior—whose past still lingers. The story quietly explores the tension between a young woman caught between growing up and the weight of a past she didn’t live.

Sally, tired of heartbreak, tries to insure herself against the pain of losing a boyfriend—only to find the insurance adjuster, Jess, is more than just a formality. As he spends more time with her, the line between assessment and something deeper begins to blur.