In 1992, the disappearance of rising telenovela star Daniella Perez prompts a frantic search through the streets of Rio de Janeiro. Then, after locating her body, police narrow in on a suspect with close ties to the late actress.

In the days following Daniella’s death, the investigation – and an all-out media frenzy – closes in on the young actress’ on-screen love interest, actor Guilherme de Pádua.

Gloria Perez, Daniella's mother and the author of the soap opera starred by her daughter and her murderer, finds flaws in the police work and starts to run her own investigation.