The truth will set you free. Everything else is a shadow play, the need to survive adverse circumstances and a deeper understanding of those we call loved ones.
Sarah Vaughan is a game of living with strangers, in which we all have some recognition. The internal forum, the deepest reasons to act as we act ...
Only in this case the truth acquires some tragic, dramatic overtones. James seems incapable of having two faces, of living two lives. The typical neighbor about whom, to questions from a journalist, we would all point out as someone "so nice, pleasant and cordial"
Because the moment comes when the James phenomenon transcends that public arena of parallel trials based on more or less solid evidence. The whole world prejudges and even subjugates. And Sophie, the woman in love and devoted to her husband, is still by his side, trying to undo the heavy fog that turns her husband into a ruthless murderer.
Sophie wants to believe ... the way her lawyer, Kate, pretends to do. But she, the lawyer, enjoys a privileged perspective without emotional veils. For her the signs are becoming more and more tangible, but she wants to keep a few drops of faith for the good of her client and of Sophie herself.
A thriller that at times is a drama, which involves discovering the monster that can inhabit with a friendly smile. The drama of someone who clenches the rose full of thorns with his fist.
Just in case, Kate dares to pose the worst possibilities to Sophie. Although Sophie, deep down, may be aware that something is wrong with the character played by James. It's just that he doesn't want to be aware ...
The defense argument and the truth. The role of Kate also manages to transcend the novel itself. The role of a defense attorney who is already labeled a monstrous culprit is a tightrope walk between the professional and the emotional. Kate thinks she is waterproof, but she too can end up suffering serious consequences ...
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