Waking Partners

When Aubrey Merryhill has a car accident on his way to work and ends up in a coma, the running of his leather goods company gets passed into the capable hands of Paul Fletcher, his trusted assistant. Despite feeling sorry for his boss's predicament, Paul grabs on to the running of the firm with enthusiasm and at last is free to make all the changes the over-cautious Aubrey never did. As the police turn their investigation of a tragic traffic accident into that of attempted murder, several potential suspects start rearing their heads. Who is the real culprit: an ambitious assistant, a disgruntled wife, a greedy landlord or perhaps a revenge-fuelled employee? In this clever look at the life of a seemingly mundane businessman, it seems that everyone has a motive...