Patti Letham isn't dying after all. In and out of consciousness, she trawls through what brought her to this hospital bed. Somewhere in that kaleidoscope of scandal and eccentricity something must ring true, but Patti distrusts herself as much as everyone distrusts her: Hector, the detective who's shadowed her whole life; hostile locals; and her long dead parents - still so disappointed. Then there's Frank, who everyone knows she tried to kill once before.