When a chemical explosion rips through quiet fields in the North of England it destroys much more than the innocent life of the man who farmed them. In her grief his widow Angie turns on the company responsible. Hotshot barrister Trish Maguire finds herself in turmoil when she is called on to defend not the ruined and heartbroken Angie but the multinational company. As the case develops Trish comes to believe that the explosion can’t possibly have been pure accident - so who stood to gain the most from such a dangerous act of sabotage? At the same time Trish faces emotional explosions at home and she finds herself embroiled in two battles…