After Janet's testimony is discredited, Leonard is acquitted, and Romaine is arrested on perjury charges. It is revealed that Romaine is actually already married, which only Leonard knew.
Christine gives him a letter that is used in court to expose Romaine's cruel scheme to get Leonard hanged in order to marry her lover, Max, who was previously with Christine. Mayhew encounters Christine Moffat, the former star of Romaine's show, whose face Romaine badly disfigured. Romaine gives devastating testimony that Leonard arrived home after the murder covered in blood, bragging that he was now a rich man. After seeming to forgive him for his transgression, she visits him in prison and tells him: "Hang." Mayhew confronts Romaine, who mocks him for believing in love. Leonard's life depends on Romaine confirming his alibi. His middle-class solicitor, John Mayhew, believes in Leonard's innocence and is inspired by Romaine's sweet nature.
Prosecutors allege Leonard killed Emily after she learned about Romaine. His live-in partner, Viennese actress Romaine, is promoted from chorus girl to star by the theatre to capitalise on the sensational trial. Her jealous maid, Janet, accuses Leonard, whom Emily had made the sole recipient of her will. Emily pays him to be her companion until three months later, when she is found bludgeoned to death. In 1923 London, Leonard Vole is sacked from his job as a waiter, after which socialite Emily French, a wealthy widow twice his age, invites him back to her Kensington mansion. Hayley Carmichael as Alice Mayhew - Mayhew's wife.Robert East as Justice Greville Parris - Judge.Tim McMullan as Sir Hugo Meredith - Prosecutor.David Haig as Sir Charles Carter - Barrister.Andrea Riseborough as Romaine Heilger - Vole's partner.
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