Michelle Mockbee is beaten to death at the Kentucky warehouse where she works, and cops realize the killer is likely a co-worker. They must eliminate employees one-by-one until the suspect is finally revealed, along with an outrageous motive.

When college professor Emily Mason is murdered, police quickly arrest her husband Walter, believing he confessed. Faced with evidence suggesting he may be innocent, a small Georgia town confronts the question of whether justice is being served.