《面對面》描述年輕天真的女子瑪卡蓮娜愛上了自己的老闆後，因為他而被指控犯下作假帳等四項罪刑，最終入獄。在監獄中的她不僅要調適入獄所帶來的衝擊，更得注意與囚犯之間複雜的關係。

Mary Bryant, a Cornish girl who was convicted of petty theft, is being transported to the Australian Penal Colony on the First Fleet with other prisoners bound for Botany Bay.

Hairdresser Suus ends up in jail after attempting to murder her husband.