Vicky McCarthy is tired of being the small, red-headed girl in an army of tall dark cousins. Adopted as a baby, she's determined to trace her roots. If that isn't stressful enough, the boss' son has started in work and Vicky is convinced that he's being groomed to take over her job. And then there's Marti, Vicky's new boyfriend, who just happens to be sort-of half-married, half-separated. As Vicky juggles her life and her relationships with her search for her past - will she finally realise who her friends and family really are?