Joy
Consumida com a auto-repugnância, com 19 anos de idade, Caroline cobiça e rapta com a intenção de assassinar Rachel Barber de 15 anos que considera perfeita; tudo o que ela não é: bonita, segura de si e feliz. O desaparecimento de Rachel desencadeia uma reação elétrica dos seus pais e do seu namorado. Apesar da indiferença da polícia, eles montam uma campanha pública para encontrá-la.
Shirley Shepherd
This is the story of Janine Shepard, a world class skier faced with tragedy, being hit by a car and being told she will never walk again.
Diane Lane
Diane Lane is intelligent and ambitious. When she is elected to Parliament her idealism and commitment give her unpopular party a boost. Everyone, including the Prime Minister, is eager to share her limelight. Diane’s ambition is not satisfied with her new position. Diane’s married lover, Barry Robbins, the Minister for Health, is unaware of Diane’s ultimate plan. Her closest friend, Louise Parker, a political journalist, is a bit more realistic about what women can achieve; she too has a higher goal in mind.
Liz
A woman artist's affair with a younger man jeopardises her marriage, her career and her child's future. He personifies the nihilistic philosophy of Albert Marcuse and tries to manipulate her. Her dependence on him forces her to reassess all the values of her art and life. We observe these events at three levels; a woman writer uses them as the basis of a play and in the process reveals parallels in her own experience.
Maggie Kelly
Baseado na história verídica de Ned Kelly, incapaz de dar sustento à sua família no interior da Austrália, ele tenta roubar cavalos para ganhar dinheiro. Ficando profundamente atraído pela de vida fora da lei e acaba por se envolver em assassinatos. Baseado na vida do famoso fora da lei australiano do século XIX, Ned Kelly.
