We all have one thing we're ashamed of. All those out there have. Even the judge has, who'll be peering at you over his glasses, making you feel like dirt. His secret may be the nastiest of the lot. Only you have committed the sin of being found out..." London, 1950. Private and public worlds collide when author Will Trenting's knighthood attracts the glare of the British press. Will is forced to battle against the exposure of his secret life and the double standards of a society bent on destroying him.