Episode Three

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.

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Episode Three

Season 1 Episode 3 | 51m 43s | CC

Yvonne is arrested for the murder of George Selway. In shock, Yvonne denies everything; but the police are convinced that the pair colluded to kill Selway in cold blood. Their trial begins and very quickly Yvonne realizes that everything she thought she knew about Mark Costley was based on a lie. And right now he is all that's standing between her and a prison sentence.

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