Deceit

Based on a true story, "Deceit," examines the controversial honeytrap at the heart of the investigation into the devastating murder of Rachel Nickell, a young mother, who was brutally attacked in front of her two-year-old son on Wimbledon Common in London in 1992. Fueled by incessant media headlines and public interest, there is a climate of fear – and a national obsession with catching the killer before he strikes again. The police are under enormous pressure, so Criminal Profiler Paul Britton and Detective Inspector Keith Pedder devise a highly unique and dangerous undercover operation fronted by an ambitious female officer, Sadie Byrne. Based on only circumstantial evidence, Sadie is tasked with forming a relationship with the prime suspect, a self-confessed lonely man who lives close to the scene of the crim by the name of Colin Stagg. If Sadie can win his trust, they believe he may disclose his involvement in Rachel’s murder. Carefully guided by the criminal profiler, Sadie adopts the persona of “Lizzie James,” a woman with a dark secret in her past and is now tasked with becoming sexual bait to trap an innocent man. So begins one of the most controversial operations in Greater London's Metropolitan Police history. Some flashing lights sequences or patterns may affect photosensitive viewers.