Once in a while, a trial begins which grips the nation, putting victims and accused – in addition to their households – on the coronary heart of a media storm. Showtrial focuses on one such case, when Talitha Campbell, the smug daughter of a rich entrepreneur, is arrested following the disappearance of a fellow pupil, Hannah Ellis, the hard-working daughter of a single mom. From Talitha’s arrest to the jury’s remaining verdict, Showtrial switches between either side of the authorized battle, as protection and prosecution struggle for his or her model of what actually occurred to Hannah, and the reality about Talitha: falsely accused? Or callous assassin?