A high-flying solicitor returns to live and work in the small town she escaped as a teenager. As coroner, Jane Kennedy's job is to investigate sudden or unexplained deaths.

When Karen's 9-year-old daughter disappears from their home, a massive search volunteer search party attempts to find the young girl. As the search intensifies, Karen's behavior begins to arouse her neighbors' suspicions in this true-crime drama.

A crack detective team led by Detective Superintendent Peter Boyd apply new techniques to nightmarish old crimes as they solve cold cases.