A Saturday night boat ride turns deadly for three young couples in coastal South Carolina, and triggers a shocking series of events that threaten the all-powerful Murdaugh dynasty.

The double-murder of the wife and son of powerful attorney Alex Murdaugh stuns the community his family has presided over for almost a century. Secret evidence, cold-cases and suspicions of cover-up add to attention and pressure on the legal dynasty.

A shooting exposes a web of lies as criminal charges accumulate against Alex Murdaugh in the aftermath of the unsolved murders of his wife and son. Allegations of conspiracy upend life in his South Carolina community amidst ongoing investigations.