Silk

Martha Costello is now a QC, but she learns fast that it can be lonely at the top. At Shoe Lane Chambers times are tough, and senior clerk Billy struggles to keep things afloat while Clive Reader tries to be stoic about his unsuccessful silk application.

Martha is representing Captain Peter Ryan in a Court Martial. He's accused of disobeying an order, resulting in the death of a 19 year old private. Doggedly seeking the truth, Martha slowly peels back the layers of past and present wounds, revealing the shocking reality of modern combat.

Clive is in Oxford, prosecuting three students accused of sexually assaulting a waitress. Up against intimidating defense counsel, Clive begins to waver, but a chance encounter with an old friend helps him discover a passion for prosecuting he didn't know he had. When the case is in danger of collapsing, Clive is faced with one of the biggest decisions of his career.

In a David and Goliath battle Martha represents the driver of a high security prison van. When some of his prisoners escape, Michael Ward opens the doors of his van to find another dead. With Ward and the security firm accused of causing the prisoner's death, Martha fights to make Ward stand up for himself, lest he becomes the fall guy.

At the Supreme Court Martha is representing Jackson Henderson in a death row case. Against a ticking clock and with Billy breathing down her neck, Martha faces the toughest legal argument of her career.

Reluctantly representing Jody Farr, Martha will do her job, but she won't allow him or Micky to get under her skin. Fighting shifting power plays and an untenable defense she begins to feel that Jody isn't getting a fair trial and suspects foul play. Setting a dangerous trap, can Martha uncover the unbelievable truth?