Frustrated and stuck at an unfulfilling job, disgraced journalist Beth Burgess finds possible redemption in the story of a lifetime when Toni Plimpton, an incarcerated mother convicted of murdering her husband Wallace, reaches out to her to help prove her innocence.

After realizing that Toni is courting other journalists, Beth tracks down Toni's unsavory brother-in-law, Wyatt, and his hotheaded business partner, George, to begin her investigation into the events that led to Wallace's murder.

Having landed Toni's story, Beth immediately runs into obstacles when given an expedited deadline from her editor and while investigating Wyatt's alibi at an unusual tanning salon.