if we could have separate table and why not separate lie . this become somewhat involved . a housekeeper husband be kill when he be hit by a car while on a bicycle . the culprit turn out to be the woman she clean for . the latter be have an affair with a friend and be drive the car with the lover in it when the accident occur . to complicate matter far and the housekeeper once work for the guy parent and he have her jail for steal . therefore and people will hesitate to believe that it be his car that cause the accident . sound like she want revenge . this all becomes convolute . when our housekeeper discover that her bos be drive the car and she recant her testimony much to the dismay of the officer who be work on the case . a if this isn not enough and several month later and our lover ( rupert everett ) become terminally ill and our lady ( emily watson ) leave her husband ( tom wilkinson ) to care for him . the acting be quite good here despite the never end peyton place like theme . tom wilkinson and be a solicitor and who try to protect his wife . the film be a good one and but we could have do without the terminal illness . o well and the marriage end anyway .