July 30, 1994. Orphia, a small town in the Hamptons of New York State, is shaken by a tragic event: the town's mayor and his family are murdered in their own home, along with a woman who happened to pass by, an eyewitness to the crime.
The investigation is taken over by two young detectives, Jesse Rosenberg and Derek Scott. Ambitious and persistent, following indisputable evidence, they find the culprit, receive praise and medals – but they have incriminated the wrong person.
Twenty years later, in early summer 2014, journalist Stephanie Mailer reveals to Jesse that the actual perpetrator was someone else. Soon after, she disappears under mysterious circumstances. What happened to Stephanie Mailer? What had she discovered? And, most importantly, what really happened on the fateful night of July 30, 1994?
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