Ellen Robb lives a picture perfect life in Upper Merion, Pennsylvania with her husband and daughter. The quiet town of Upper Merion is shaken when her husband, a respected university professor, finds Ellen brutally murdered in their own kitchen. At first glance, police and community members suspect a robbery gone wrong. As the investigation continues police uncover a secret that Ellen kept hidden for many years from friends and family. Armed with a new theory the police make an arrest that shocks everyone in Upper Merion.