怀有身孕的艾丝特·伍德豪斯（艾丽西亚·拉斯姆森 Alexia Rasmussen 饰）完成了例行的孕期检查，谁知在回家路上遭到不明身份之人的袭击，凶手更残忍地攻击她的腹部，导致艾丝特尚未出世的孩子夭折。艾丝特孤身一人，无依无靠，当初的孩子也是通过精子库受孕得到。出院后她经人介绍了解到一个专为受过创伤的母亲而设的互助组织，并在此结识了热情友善的梅勒妮（阿莱克斯·哈维斯 Alexa Havins 饰）。艾丝特从新朋友那里感受到了久违的温暖和舒心，可是偶然机缘下她发现梅勒妮所谓的家庭不幸都只是谎言而已。她没有戳破谎言，反而自认为从中了解到梅勒妮的真实想法。 身在苦难中无法自拔的人们，隐隐希望得到残酷的救赎……

Driving home late at night during a heavy rainstorm, Glen experiences car trouble. Near where his car gets stuck, he spots a house, knocks on the door and is greeted by an oddly friendly middle-aged man, Arthur, and his younger wife, Cyndi. The strange couple pours him a drink, and then more drinks, followed by an unexpected offer that Glen can’t refuse. Elsewhere, a young woman, Katie, is feeling emotionally weighed down by a secret romantic arrangement that feels like a textbook case of gaslighting. And at the same time, in a nondescript research facility, medical professional Julie begins questioning her role in a bizarre experiment, fearing that she’s doing more harm than good.