> A girl misid­en­ti­fies a rap­ist, and in doing so shat­ters three lives, includ­ing her own ( Atone­ment). That's not what happens, is it? I thought she fal

> A girl misid­en­ti­fies a rap­ist, and in doing so shat­ters three lives, includ­ing her own ( Atone­ment). That's not what happens, is it? I thought she falsely accuses her sister's boyfriend/lover as being a rapist for reasons left slightly unclear to the reader (misunderstanding the situation vs wanting to cause attention).