Finding herself in the affluent neighborhood of Bishopscourt in Cape Town, investigative journalist Eddie Hansen sees the ugly underbelly hidden beneath the picturesque beauty of the city and becomes entangled in the secrets of her brother's past. After a man is murdered within the walls of his luxurious home, the world of the main protagonist plunges further into chaos. Soon, her brother's teenage children become the prime suspects in the crime, and she finds herself in a serious conflict with local detective Soroki Bell.