Atlanta businessman-playboy Lance Herndon is found bludgeoned to death in his bathroom in August 1996. As investigators delve into his personal life, they encounter a number of angry and jealous mistresses, any one of whom could be the culprit.

Marie Singleton disappears in late 1994, after falling for Andre Jackson and conceiving his child. The ensuing investigation stretches out over decades until a discovery solves the case and suggests that Marie may have been at risk from the beginning.