Notes on a Scandal

Teacher Barbara Covett has led a solitary life until Sheba Hart, the new art teacher at St George's, befriends her.

But as their relationship develops, so too does another: Sheba has begun an illicit affair with an underage male student. When the scandal turns into a media circus, Barbara decides to write an account in her friend's defense—and ends up revealing not only Sheba's secrets, but also her own.