On Thanksgiving Day 1966, the disappearance of a young girl swept Baltimore, and the lives of two women collided fatally.Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman) is a Jewish housewife trying to get rid of her secret past and become an investigative reporter again; Cleo Johnson (Moses Ingram) isA mother who struggled to provide for her family while working her way up the political ladder in a black Baltimore neighborhood.At first, their disparate lives seem parallel, but when Maddie becomes fixated on Cleo's puzzling death, a rift opens, putting everyone around them in danger.

Tessie Durst's disappearance shocks Baltimore.Cleo and Maddie make a life-changing choice.Maddie discovered what she feared.

Maddie opens a new chapter and becomes interested in the Durst case.Cleo takes a dangerous turn while working for Shell.

Cleo is horrified by what is happening before her eyes and begins to make plans for her own safety.Maddie devotes herself to the investigation of Durst.

Maddie has completed important interviews, but she is hardly respected in the Star News.Cleo puts her plan into action, but Shell learns disturbing news.

Cleo's body is found.As Maddie's obsession with Cleo grows, she realizes that they have crossed paths in the past.

Arrests, confessions, and connections emerge as Maddie gets closer to solving Cleo's murder.