Wandsworth Prison, 1956. David awaits the noose, convicted of Rita's murder.

Rita captivated him. Stunningly beautiful, intelligent and mysterious, at times she seemed obsessed with him, at others revolted. Her disdain grew as his masks slipped. But there was more to it.

Drunk and enraged, David brutally raped and beat her. The scheme of blackmail she devised increasingly pushed him to the edge. A showdown was inevitable.

In the bloody aftermath of her disappearance, David's fate appeared sealed. Minutes before he was due to hang came hope. In a sensational twist a reprieve could be just a phone call away.