![]() ![]() Meanwhile, attorney Ellie Hathaway has just won the biggest case of her life. After being treated at the hospital, Katie is arrested for murder. When Katie, the teenage daughter of the farmer, is found to be suffering from the aftereffects of birth, the detective suspects murder. At first, it seems to be an accidental death, but the detective quickly finds inconsistencies in the statements from the family living on the farm. ![]() A baby boy is found dead in the barn of an Amish dairy farm. It was adapted into a 2004 Lifetime television movie starring Mariska Hargitay as Ellie and Alison Pill as Katie. Serving as an in-depth exploration of the Amish culture and its interaction with the American justice system, and exploring themes of devotion, religious conflict, and motherhood, Plain Truth received mixed, but overall positive, reviews from critics, including being named Book of the Week from People magazine. The bail conditions require Ellie to remain on the farm with Katie for the duration of the trial, forcing Ellie to return to the Amish society that she left behind long ago. ![]() As Katie’s trial is set, her distant relative Ellie Hathaway steps in as her defense attorney. It is about an eighteen-year-old Amish girl, Katie Fisher, who is charged with the murder of her newborn son. American author Jodi Picoult’s novel Plain Truth (2001) takes place in the Amish community. ![]()
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