A newly born baby is washed up on a beach this baby has been stabbed before entering the water. At the same time, a young mother gives birth to a stillborn baby 50 miles away, and secretly buries the body on the family's small holding. A link is made wrongly between the two babies. After a questionable police investigation, this young mother is accused on two counts of murder. Even though the science and evidence does not stack up - still she is pursued and ultimately committed to trial.