The Story is purportedly based on real-life incidents which took place in the 1980s。讲述企业家富豪的傲慢女儿塔丽莎因为其同学汉娜失踪而成为被告，汉娜的母亲是个勤奋工作的单亲母亲。剧集将描述由逮捕到判决的过程，期间因为贫富差别、政治、偏见等因素令此案成为国家级注目程度的案件。。
