- [first lines]
- Judge: Order in court! Council for the defense of Mrs. Victoria Thompson: Thomas Longwood, MP.
- [opening narration]
- Victoria: Perhaps this is the way my story began. Perhaps this is the way I came to be here, awaiting my judgment. I've imagined it many times, the different ways it might have been.
- [last title card]
- Title Card: Victoria's story is based on a real character, crime and trial. It was believed at the time that she and George emigrated to America to begin a new life. She was 19 years old.