over the following months, jackie gets involved with the free matthew rose campaign, possibly to relieve her guilt for her part in his imprisonment. she and gianni begin a relationship and it seems as if the womanising italian is really falling for jackie. however, jackie isn't the easiest woman to please. she has a quick temper and a jealous streak and as time goes by, these tendencies became more and more apparent. jackie begins taking everything gianni says the wrong way, resulting in screaming matches for seemingly no reason. after jackie manages to scald gianni by tipping hot coffee over him in a fit of rage, she finally explains she suffers with severe premenstrual tension (pms) for a week every month which makes her enraged and violent. gianni is uncharacteristically sympathetic and he tries making allowances for jackie's behaviour. later, after injuring gianni by punching him in the face and smashing up the restaurant, jackie seeks medical help. she is given medication and hopes that this will solve her problem but it doesn't. after hitting gianni with a saucepan one night, jackie decides to end the relationship as she cannot stand the thought of harming him. gianni is stunned, as he has fallen deeply in love with her. gianni makes one last attempt to save their relationship, but when his mother, rosa (louise jameson), discovers the abuse jackie has put him through, she forbids jackie from having anything more to do with him.