JamesPurefoystarsasWilliamTravers,acriminalbarristerwhoisrecoveringfromatraumaticseriesofeventsthathaveshakenhisbeliefinthelegalsystem. Onthesurface,Traversisapictureofsuccess;anaccomplishedcriminalbarristerhappilylivingwithhiswife(playedbyDervlaKirwan)inruralSuffolk. However,TraversisstillrecoveringfromeventsinhispastwhenheisdrawnintoacasethatinvolveshisoldfriendMartinNewall(NathanielParker),whofacesconspiracyandmurderchargeswhileatthesametimebeinginvestigatedbyaviciousandvengefuldetectiveDSMarkWenborn(CreedMiles). Thefive-partseriesfromacclaimedwriterAnthonyHorowitz(Collision,Foyle'sWar)isastoryoffriendship,conspiracy,betrayalandmurderaswellasacriticallookatthewaythelegalsystemoperates.
