London 1841. A group of young women sit on the deck of a ship headed to the colonies of Australia. But this is no ordinary ship, the Rajah is transporting female prisoners. They're daughters, sisters, mothers - and convicts. Transported for petty crimes. Except one of them has a deadly secret and will do anything to flee justice. Each woman called in for question has something to fear: Will she be attacked next? Will she be believed? Because far from land, there is nowhere to flee, and how can you prove innocence when you've already been found guilty?