The year is 1992; after a desperate search, the body of 22-year-old rising star Daniella Perez is found in the remote outskirts of Rio de Janeiro, shocking legions; police narrow in on a suspect revealing a tale of deceit, jealousy, and revenge.

In the days following Daniella's death, police work to coax a confession out of her on-screen love interest, 23-year-old actor Guilherme de Pádua; questions arise over the potential involvement of Guilherme's pregnant wife, Paula Thomaz.

Forever changed by her daughter's untimely death, screenwriter Gloria Perez fights to bring Daniella's killers to justice, which later sparks a nationwide push for criminal reform.

After new evidence places Paula at the crime scene, the couple appeals to the media, which ultimately paints them as a couple driven by jealousy and a deadly obsession with fame.

In 1997, Guilherme and Paula finally stood trial; nearly 30 years after Daniella's death, family and friends celebrate her legacy, while the case continues to shed light on the inadequacies of the Brazilian justice system.