From the outset it is difficult not to become completely engrossed in this series. The opening scene of the pilot has a woman running down a Manhattan street covered in a blood soaked coat who later is revealed to be the central protagonist Ellen Parsons (Rose Byrne). It turns out her fiance has been murdered and she is the prime suspect. Flashback to six months prior and a bright eyed, bushy tailed Ellen, fresh from graduating Law School, is being interviewed for a job position with Hollis Nye (Philip Bosco) at his law firm. She turns down the position for the chance to work with Patty Hewes (Glenn Close) a decision that shakes Hollis Nye so much he gets Ellen to sign the back of his business card where he has written 'I Was Warned'. An act which leaves the viewer with an ominous feeling which together with the events happening six months later does not bode well...
