Millionaire entrepreneur Lance Herndon is found bludgeoned to death in his Atlanta home. The search for his killer reveals no shortage of suspects or secrets.

30 years later... On October 25, 1994, Susan Smith reported that her two young sons had been taken by a carjacker. Everyone was looking for the two young brothers. For nine days, hearts went out to their poor parents. What came next was unimaginable.

A West Virginia pharmacist is left widowed after her husband, 38-year-old Michael Cochran, suddenly dies. Their close-knit neighborhood rallies around the family until troubling details emerge regarding the couple's new business venture.