Yvonne Carmichael's conventional world spirals into chaos after a chance encounter. More

What could have brought a law-abiding woman, an eminent geneticist, into court to be accused of complicity in a violent crime and about to be exposed in a highly damaging and compromising lie? Adapted from the best-selling novel, this is a tense, provocative mini-series about a respected female scientist (Emily Watson) and the single impulsive act that leads to her standing trial for murder.