Darkness 
and
 In
 Secrecy 
is 
based 
on 
the 
1864 
murder 
of 
Margaret 
Graham, 
which
 unfolded 
in 
the 
towns 
of 
Daylesford, 
Castlemaine 
and 
Ballarat.
 


Though loosely based on the original story the final
 work 
has a timeless quality.