INNOCENT UNTIL PROVEN GUILTY.

At the Old Bailey, pioneering barrister William Garrow continues to fight for prisoners' rights, an uphill battle in 18th-century England. The French Revolution has made the state more determined than ever to hold on to power, and Garrows own circumstances are dire. Now living with Lady Sarah Hill, he is impoverished and ostracised by his peers. Separated from her husband, the vengeful MP Sir Arthur Hill, Lady Sarah has no rights in the eyes of the law. On top of it all, Garrow's mentor and friend, John Southouse takes ill. The cases Garrow takes are especially risky. Defending a would-be assassin of King George III, he challenges the legal definition of madness. He also exposes weavers' horrible working conditions and puts British colonial governance on trial. Meanwhile, a proposition tests Garrow's professional integritybut could give Lady Sarah what she desperately desires.