26. srpnja 2009., Diane Schuler vozila je krivim smjerom gotovo 3 km na Taconic Parkwayu u New Yorku, a zatim se zabila u nadolazeći terenac, ubivši sebe, svoju kćer, tri nećakinje i sve troje putnika u drugom automobilu. Samo je njezin petogodišnji sin preživio. Dianeina autopsija otkrila je da je konzumirala deset čašica votke i popušila marihuanu nedugo prije nesreće. Nagrađivana redateljica Liz Garbus istražuje činjenice i špekulacije vezane za ovu tragičnu nesreću. Je li Diane Schuler bila čudovište kakvom ju je javnost vidjela? Ili idealna supruga i majka kakvom je opisuju mnogi koji su je poznavali?

A grieving family whose daughter was killed in a car crash with a drunken driver is outraged and frustrated as they encounter the inevitable bureaucratic delays in bringing the case to trial. Once in the courtroom, they are horror-stricken as the young, hard-pressed district attorney seems unable to overcome the technicalities and maneuverings that the driver's attorney uses to keep his client out of jail and still on the streets as a legal driver. When the judge is forced to rule time and again in favor of the defense, it appears that the driver might escape punishment altogether.

When a substance abuse counsellor gets arrested for a DUI and returns to her hometown of Niagara Falls, she learns that her estranged father is dying of cancer and wants her to form a bond with her teenage half-sister that she's never met.