Fleeing trouble, single mother Joanna moves to her mother, Bree’s, hometown with her young son Alfie. Struggling to fit in with her neighbours, at work and with the school mums, when Joanna hears a rumour that notorious 1970s child killer, Sally McGowan, has been given a new identity and now secretly lives in the town, in an attempt to win over the local mums she shares the rumour. As the rumour quickly spreads Joanna finds herself at the heart of the wild accusations and theories as the shocked locals quickly begin turning on one another. Joanna, trapped by the rumour she started, finds herself increasingly drawn into the mystery of who the real Sally McGowan is, forcing her to confront her own secrets and the painful memories of her own upbringing. As the local witch hunt escalates friends and neighbours turn on one another, lives are ruined and secrets and lies bubble to the surface with deadly consequences. Can Joanna find the truth of Sally’s identity before tragedy strikes her own family?
