As a sensational celebrity libel trial unfolds, a young woman at the periphery secretly wields the power to make or break the case. But with her own hidden past, will she dare to speak up?

Everyone is watching. Only one person knows the truth.

The whole country has been riveted by the trial: Beloved TV star and national treasure Anna Finbow, standing in court, accusing her daughters therapist Jean Guest of brainwashing her daughter Mary for her own financial gain. Jean insists Marys traumatic memories arise from her upbringing and her time studying at a prestigious art school in Rome; wounds only Jeans therapy can heal. But as the trial unfolds, its Augusta Gus Bird, Annas former employeea seemingly insignificant bystander, a nobodywho holds the key to unraveling the tangled web of lies and deceit.

What really happened to Mary in Rome? And if her memories cant be trusted, how will