After disappearing in broad daylight and sparking a nationwide search, Sherri Papini mysteriously returns, battered and branded. When her tantalizing tale turns out to be fake, the world turns against her. She says the real story has never been told.

A convicted liar, Sherri enters prison with a target on her back. After release, troubling details of her childhood and, later, her marriage to Keith are revealed, and her inability to recall details of her story leads to an on-camera breakdown.