Liam (Daryl McCormack), an aspiring and ambitious young writer, eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol, renowned author J.M. Sinclair (Academy Award nominee Richard E. Grant).
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00:00 Average writers attempt originality, but the greats, great writers, steal.
00:07 But your personal life seeps into your work.
00:11 If you're asking whether my son's death has inspired my writing, the answer is no.
00:16 I will not be writing about his death. I will be writing in spite of it.
00:20 Good morning.
00:23 You must be Bertie.
00:24 So you're my tutor.
00:27 Your father, he's the most revered writer in the country.
00:30 My husband, the subject of your thesis. You're not here for him.
00:34 So don't talk about his work, don't talk about Felix.
00:37 Follow those rules and you should be fine.
00:39 It's only been two years since...
00:43 Felix.
00:45 He likes off limits. Don't do it again.
00:47 You know Liam's a writer too.
00:52 I've seen the novel. It's actually quite good.
00:55 You know you're not the first.
00:59 There have been incidents in the past.
01:03 When you said I wasn't the first, what did you mean?
01:08 I have a new novel and I was wondering if you might be on hand for the final stretch.
01:16 Thought you might like to help.
01:17 We did all we could to save Felix, but it was too late.
01:21 My husband was always hard to please.
01:25 You're changing my work.
01:26 I'm not.
01:27 Who's the writer?
01:28 This isn't about the writing.
01:31 It was only ever about the writing, Liam.
01:33 Why does he lock the door if he's got nothing to hide?
01:39 I want to know.
01:41 Don't you?
01:43 It's like nothing you've written before.
01:47 But at the ending, it feels like a different novel.
01:52 [Dramatic music]
01:57 Liam, good writers borrow.
02:00 Great writers steal.
02:02 [Laughs]
02:04 (dramatic music)
02:06 [MUSIC PLAYING]