ThemoviefollowsFelaBlackburn,whoselifeisshatteredwhenshelosesherhusband,RodneyBlackburn,atthehandsofapoliceofficer.Determinedtogettothebottomoftheincidentandseekjustice,sheleansonherbestfriend,MarleyWells,whoisalawyer,andherhusband,TonyWells,whoisaformercopturnedprivateinvestigator,tousetheirinfluencetofindthetruth.Butasthetruthunfolds,Felalearnsthatherentireworldisrootedinliesandbetrayal.