Plot Synopsis

BOUQUET OF BARBED WIRE is a psychological thriller, based on Andrea Newman's novel about a father's obsessive love for his daughter and how secrets from the past return to haunt them. The lives of Peter and Cassie Manson are turned upside down when their beloved daughter Prue reveals that she is pregnant by her teacher, Gavin Sorenson. Prue plans to keep the baby, drop out of school and marry Gavin, who has "Paula" mysteriously tattoed on the underside of his wrist. Besides Peter's fears for his daughter's future, he is rocked by the unnerving certainty that Gavin is on some sort of personal mission against him. As Peter tries to overcome the aching fear that he has lost his daughter forever, his relationship with Cassie becomes increasingly distant. Peter, a successful architect in London, is then hit by the news that the company's only client is pulling out of a deal that was keeping the practice afloat, and the only person Peter feels he can talk to is Sarah, a beautiful and talented twenty-something junior employee at the firm. With his life disintegrating around him, Peter and Sarah embark on an affair. Meanwhile, when Prue returns from her honeymoon, her face is battered and bruised. With Peter convinced that her new husband is to blame, he hires a private security firm, who break into the flat and attack Gavin, putting him in the hospital. Prue wants to track down Paula and Cassie falls under Gavin's spell, intrigued by his knowledge of Peter's past as well as the name of the mysterious woman on the tattoo. As Gavin's personal quest for the truth nears its conclusion, Peter is forced to face the dark secret of his past, a secret which shines a disturbing light on Peter's own love for Prue, and forces the Manson family to acknowledge a truth that may destroy their lives forever. Ovation aired the U.S. premiere of this program on Saturday, July 21, 2012 at 10pm ET.