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In 1863 a young Irish woman, Bessy, wants to escape her former life, and is hired as a maid in a big house near Edinburgh.

But her new employer has secrets of her own - and both women are soon engaged in a delicate game of deception.

Written by Jane Harris.

Dramatised in ten parts by Chris Dolan.

Bessy Buckley .... Lucy Paterson
Arabella Reid .... Candida Benson
Rev Pollock .... Crawford Logan
Grocer .... Grant O'rourke

Director: Bruce Young

First broadcast on 麻豆社 Radio 4 in February 2007.