Anna Dean's nine-year-old son was murdered fifteen years ago. Now she is accused of revealing the killer's new identity online and causing him to be harassed. Hardworking family man Craig Myers has been the victim of an attack after he was identified as a notorious child killer. But is he the killer they take him for? It's up to veteran Detective DI Grover to investigate this complicated case. 'The Victim' not only follows the trial in Ediburgh, but also the lead-up to the trial. Long-hidden secrets are revealed and new suspects float to the surface. Who can be trusted and who can't?