In the small, sleepy village of Effingham, Surrey, Tony Wakeford confessed on his deathbed to a dark secret that would destroy both himself and his wife, Patricia. He admitted to having had an affair with her best friend during their 50-year marriage. But when he didn't die, the Wakeford's were sentenced to a further five years with each other…despite both knowing that the marriage was a lie. News of the affair destroyed Patricia, who’d dedicated her life to caring for her husband. A seed of hatred grew inside her that ultimately became deadly.

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