Ellen Greenberg, a beloved teacher, is found dead by her fiancé in their apartment. The Philadelphia police call it suicide, but do the 20 stab wounds tell a different story? The family gathers to mourn their daughter's shocking suicide, only to find out at the funeral the medical examiner has now ruled her death a homicide.
The family is hit with another shock: two months after her death, Ellen's cause of death is reversed again - this time back to suicide. They hire a private detective, who says he has discovered a number of disturbing details. In addition to the 20 stab wounds, Ellen had bruises on her body in various stages of healing. After hearing the 911 call and facing a city that seemingly refuses to hear their concerns, they take their shocking findings to the media.
The story is front page news in Philadelphia and sets off a firestorm of public interest. After the family's legal team argues oversights in the original investigation, the medical examiner changes his suicide ruling. Suddenly, the suicide designation is called into question. Will the family get the answers they've been looking for?