In 1995 Serena Gorringe and Poppy Carlisle were accused of murdeing teacher Marcus Halnsley. Serena is now forced to confront the memories she has since tried to forget about, as Poppy is released from a seventeen-year prison sentence for the crime she still insists she didn’t do. Serena returns to her hometown for the first time stirring up memories of the secret she has concealed from her husband and daughter. Poppy also returns to the same town following her release.