Eddie Gilfoyle, sentenced to life imprisonment for murder, when his eight-and-a-half month pregnant wife Paula is found hanging in their home in Upton, Merseyside, shortly after she had announced that the baby was not his. Originally believed to be a suicide, evidence came to light that Eddie had asked his wife to draft suicide notes for a work project. However, this investigation uncovers a history of deep unhappiness and self-doubt in Paula.