一次偶然中，一直默默无闻和母亲相依为命的雅顿（托妮·科莱特ToniCollette饰）发现了一具年轻的女性尸体，死去的女子名为克里斯塔（布莱特妮·墨菲BrittanyMurphy饰），死因是谋杀。这一爆炸性的消息让雅顿瞬间成为了社区里的红人，她单调枯燥的生活一去不复返了。\r露丝（玛丽·贝丝·赫特MaryBethHurt饰）和丈夫正经历着婚姻中的艰难时刻，就在这个节骨眼上，她发现丈夫和最近被大肆报道的克里斯塔凶杀案有着千丝万缕的联系。与此同时，克里斯塔的母亲梅罗拉（马西娅·盖伊·哈登MarciaGayHarden饰）也出现在了公众的视线之中，她的出现只有一个目的，那就是探寻女儿的死因。

Three years have passed since Patty and Ellen last worked together. Ellen reconnects with her high school friend, Chris Sanchez, who has recently returned from a stint at High Star, a private contractor in the Middle East. Unable to get assistance from the corporation or the government, Ellen decides to look into his case. Both her new boss and Patty warn Ellen about building a...