▁when ▁Tod d ▁ref uses ▁to ▁break ▁up ▁with ▁Sarah , ▁wanting ▁to ▁have ▁Sarah ▁and ▁his ▁child ▁at ▁home ▁and ▁Karl ▁as ▁his ▁" bit ▁on ▁the ▁side ". ▁Tod d ▁then ▁comes ▁out ▁as ▁gay ▁to ▁Sarah . ▁▁▁ <0x09> <0x09> ▁Sarah ▁then ▁suff ers ▁a ▁pla cent al ▁ab ruption , ▁caused ▁by ▁a ▁pre - ex isting ▁medical ▁condition , ▁and ▁goes ▁into ▁prem ature ▁labour . ▁She ▁has ▁an ▁emer gency ▁ca es are an ▁section ▁and ▁their ▁son ▁Billy ▁is ▁born , ▁leaving ▁them ▁both ▁on ▁the ▁critical ▁list . ▁Tod d ▁shows ▁little ▁concern ▁for ▁Sarah ' s ▁well be ing ▁during ▁this ▁time ▁and ▁is ▁only ▁interested ▁in ▁Billy , ▁demand ing ▁that ▁Sarah ▁take ▁him ▁to ▁see ▁him . ▁Billy ▁dies ▁ 2 4 ▁hours ▁after ▁his ▁birth ▁and ▁t ensions ▁es cal ate ▁between ▁the ▁Pl att s ▁and ▁Gr im sh aws . ▁Tod d ▁comes ▁to ▁terms ▁with ▁his ▁sexual ity , ▁res umes ▁his ▁studies ▁and ▁is ▁accepted ▁to ▁Oxford ▁University . ▁However , ▁when ▁Tod d ▁catch es ▁Sarah ▁and ▁his ▁brother ▁Jason ▁together , ▁he ▁l ash es ▁out ▁at ▁Sarah , ▁sla pping ▁her ▁and ▁throwing ▁her ▁out ▁then ▁fighting ▁with ▁Jason . ▁In ▁the ▁after math , ▁Tod d ▁moves ▁to ▁London ▁and ▁tells ▁Sarah ▁he ▁hopes ▁she ▁finds ▁someone ▁who ▁lov es ▁her ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁he ▁did . ▁▁ <0x09> ▁Tod d ▁returns ▁three ▁years ▁later ▁for ▁Jason ' s ▁stag ▁party . ▁He