Mersea

Two outsiders, both shaped by the circumstances that have brought them together, forge a deep and lasting love.

A brash young lawyer takes a short-term, high-paying job as bodyguard for a slick business exec being threatened by a former partner, and quickly realizes he may be in over his head.

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

A dark personal secret drives a young woman to use every man she encounters.

A burned-out paramedic tries to survive his last 24 hours on the job while training a new recruit.

Vivien, an accomplished student with a passion for physics, and Roy, a troubled young man, are involved in an accident that forces them to reclaim their lives one minute at the time.

Holly Parker, the wife of a wealthy diplomat, is compromised by the accidental death of a man who has been romantically pursuing her. She is forced by her mother-in-law to assume a new identity in order to save the reputation of her husband and infant son. She wanders the world, trying to forget her heartbreak with the aid of alcohol and unsavory men. Eventually returning to the city of her downfall, she murders a blackmailer who threatens to expose her past. Amazingly, Holly is represented at her murder trial by her now adult son, who has become a public defender. In the hope of protecting her family, she refuses to reveal her real name and is known to the court as "Madame X".

A high school outcast pays a cheerleader to pose as his girlfriend so he can be considered cool.