The Mermaids

Lucca is in the middle of her A-level exams, heading for a career as a high-flying lawyer when she is mistakenly accused of criminal damage and sentenced to community service in a hospice. There she meets Valerie who is determined to carry out the last wishes of her friend Herma, despite Hermas son who is only interested in his inheritance. Lucca helps Valerie to kidnap Hermas ashes and they begin a journey which turns Luccas ideas and values upside down.

By day a bike courier, by night Lady Pochoir ('Stencil'), free-spirited Yv wields stencils and spray paint to decorate the dreary walls of her city. When her tags catch the eye of an art publisher, the straight-laced careerist Lexi, sparks start to fly. Yv's life is about to become as big an adventure as her nighttime forays - if only she can stay one step ahead of Sascha, the annoying policewoman who's taken more interest in her than is strictly needed...