In Sugar Land, Texas, two members of the Whitaker family are shot dead by a masked intruder; two members survive the ambush; police believe the family interrupted a burglary, until they uncover a conspiracy involving one of the family members.

Because of false testimonies, two people are imprisoned for murders they didn't commit; Gloria Killian is convicted of masterminding a robbery-homicide, while Clarence Elkins receives life for rape and murder.

Devout Mormon Faylene Grant records having visions of her imminent death; her husband, Doug, then finds her lifeless body in the bathtub of their home.