In New York, Frannie (Meg Ryan), a lonely English teacher, enters a relationship with a police detective (Mark Ruffalo), who is investigating the murder of a young girl whose body was found in the garden of Frannie’s apartment block. As more women are murdered in the neighbourhood and the investigation develops, the teacher finds herself caught in a web of secrets and lies, and becomes obsessed with the search for the truth. This dark, provocative thriller, based on the novel of the same name by Susanna Moore, explores themes of sexuality, desire and danger.