From February to April 1991, Beverley Allitt's reign of terror at Grantham Hospital led to the deaths of four children and serious harm to many others. Her background revealed troubling signs of Munchausen's syndrome, manifesting at an early age.

All Jessica Patel from Middlesbrough wanted was a loving husband and a family of her own. She married her first love, Mitesh, but soon her dreams were shattered when he proved psychologically and physically abusive.