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A childhood spent moving around the world left Revelle Lee with an unusual gift—the ability to fluently speak 11 languages. Now, Revelle spends her days translating for witnesses, victims, and the accused across London crime scenes and courtrooms. It's a stressful job, though not as stressful as the process she is currently going through to adopt little boy, Elliot. She is determined to be the mother to him that she never had, and to make up for her own past mistakes.

UN OMICIDIO. UN PROCESSO. UNA TESTIMONANZA CHIAVE. MA LA PERSONA PIÙ PERICOLOSA IN AULA NON È L'ASSASSINO. L'ESORDIO THRILLER CHE HA SCALATO LE CLASSIFICHE. Revelle è una mamma single, con un lavoro più che impegnativo: è un'interprete in tribunale. Grazie alle dieci lingue che ha imparato durante un'infanzia vagabonda, spesso è la sola in aula a capire che cosa sta dicendo un testimone, e sa bene che una frase intesa male può decidere il destino di un processo. Una sola parola e un'intera vita può cambiare per sempre. Per questo, Revelle è sempre stata impeccabile.

Revelle Lee spricht 11 Sprachen und dolmetscht am Old Bailey in London – für Zeugen, Opfer, Angeklagte. Als sie bei einem Mord-Prozess mitbekommt, wie sich der Angeklagte erfolgversprechend verteidigt, verstößt sie gegen ihren eigenen Codex und verfälscht seine Aussage, damit der vermeintlich Schuldige verurteilt wird. Bald stellt sich heraus: Revelle hat versehentlich einen Unschuldigen ins Gefängnis gebracht. Und nicht nur das. Zudem ist jemand hinter ihr und ihrem Pflegesohn Elliot her.

Former police officer Tia quit the Met years ago when she failed her exam to become a negotiator, her dream job. But when a peaceful climate protest at a London museum turns deadly, and one of the radicalised group members takes Tia and others hostage, she realises this is her chance to prove she has what it takes. Three years later, Tia discovers that the surviving hostages are being harassed by an anonymous person, leading one of them to take their own life. Refusing to have another death on her conscience, Tia begins to investigate.