Catherine Walker is talented and beautiful. To the outside world, she has it all: she's a well-established journalist and in love with her handsome American boyfriend, David. And to top it off - she's just found out that she's pregnant. There's only one slight problem; the baby isn't David's. Sally Mumba is a girl full of secrets, she's deeply troubled. She makes a decision that will tear Catherine's world apart. After she is raped by her ex-boyfriend, Catherine soon realises that she is now carrying his child. To make matters worse, her confidence is betrayed by Sally, her childhood friend. With nowhere left to turn, Catherine must now put it all on the line and face the consequences. But what will be left of her life when the truth comes out?