In July 2000, Sara Payne and her husband hear the news they have been dreading: the body of their 8 year old daughter, Sarah, has been found in a shallow grave. Sarah had been snatched from a country lane some 2 weeks before, while playing in a field near her grandparents' home. Her disappearance sparks a massive police effort and the missing schoolgirl's face had been splashed across the media.
