After her best friend’s mysterious death, Elizabeth Smith’s picture-perfect life in the Memphis suburbs has spiraled out of control—so much so that she hires a personal assistant to keep her on track. Composed and elegant, Brianna (the assistant) proves herself indispensable and ends up helping Elizabeth to uncover the truth behind her friends’ death.Because Brianna has questions, too. She wants to know why the police killed her young Black son and entwining herself deep into Elizabeth’s suburban life is a way to find out.

As the two women hurtle towards an electrifying final showdown, and the lines between employer and friend blur, it becomes clear that neither of them is what they first appear.