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She tells Sheba that she must end the affair at once, but decides not to report her to the school, and instead, to use her knowledge of the indiscretion to draw Sheba closer to her, and put her in her debt. Things reach a fever pitch when Barbara happens upon Sheba dallying in the art room with a 15-year-old student.

Barbara narrates her own feelings of longing to us from her meticulous diaries, and it becomes increasingly clear that her take on the friendship is uncomfortably intense, if not borderline delusional.

Barbara is thrilled when her lonely life is shaken up by Sheba's overtures of friendship, as Sheba invites her to share in family dinners, and opens up to her about her marital troubles and personal longing. When the young and beautiful Sheba shows up as the new art instructor, everyone is charmed by her, including the embittered Barbara. Based on the novel by Zoe Heller, NOTES ON A SCANDAL is the story of Barbara Covett (Dench), a hard-nosed spinster schoolteacher, and her poisonous friendship with fellow teacher Sheba Hart (Blanchett). Dame Judi Dench and Kate Blanchett face off with searing performances in this riveting tale of obsession and desire.