VERDICT is a powerful and thought-provoking play that showcases Agatha Christie's ability to delve into the darker aspects of human nature while keeping the audience engaged with unexpected twists and turns. Karl Hendryk is a brilliant professor who, with his wife and her cousin, has fled persecution in his homeland and finds himself ensconced in England. The play concerns itself with the relationships the professor has with the women in his life. His wife, Anya, who is suffering from a progressively debilitating disease, her cousin and carer, Lisa, and Helen Rollander, a spoiled student who takes up private lessons with the professor. Its a profound and thoughtful piece that deals with the human experience. Delving deeply into the psychology of relationships and moral philosophy, this is the story of a misguided idealist who loves so intensely it becomes ultimately destructive and unattainable. The play explores themes of love, jealousy, betrayal, and the moral complexities of human relationships.