SHE WAS THE YOUNGEST CHILD

Linda Harrigan -- always the pampered, charming youngest, even as she approached her mid-thirties -- finally wanted to break out on her own, to take some risks. Her state-of-the-art day-care center seemed the answer to her prayers.

Baner Ross Hollister was willing to help. He lent capital as a silent partner and himself as a warm, receptive friend.

The charmer and the charmed -- until the first crisis, when Ross's protective tendencies turned overprotective and he threatened the very dreams she most cherished.