Dirty Work

Nancy Mullion, a young and talented obstetrician-gynecologist, is in crisis. She has been suspended from her London hospital following the near death of a patient and awaits the outcome of a formal inquiry by a medical panel. The surgery in question was a abortion, and the charge is clinical negligence. Overcome by worry for her patient's survival and concern for her own career, Nancy searches for insight and reasons. She reflects on her life, the path that led her to medical school, and the personal and professional choices she made that brought her to this point. Over four weeks of intense scrutiny, she struggles to assess her own state of mind and to answer honestly the questions put to her by the board-appointed psychiatrist and other panelists. Through this intense introspection, Nancy comes to understand more deeply that there are no comfortable and uncomplicated answers.