A mother's worst nightmare - can her son be guilty of murder?
Sarah
Newby, who left school at 15, and was living as a teenage single parent
on an inner-city estate, has worked her way up to begin a career as a
criminal barrister. Then in a terrible irony her own son, Simon, is
arrested and charged with a series of brutal rapes and murders. The
evidence against him appears so strong that his QC advises a guilty
plea, but Simon swears he is innocent and begs his mother take on his
defense. There is no law against a mother representing her son, so Sarah
agrees. The only other obvious suspect for the murders, however, is a
man who has already been acquitted once - with Sarah acting as his
defense lawyer ...
Has Sarah, in her single-minded determination
to create a career for herself, neglected her son so much that she no
longer knows him? Since he has often lied to her in the past, how can
she trust him when he says he is innocent this time? And what should she
do when she herself uncovers evidence that seems to suggest his guilt?
It seems that telling the whole truth must be weighed in the balance against keeping certain information well hidden
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