Based on a true story, the film stars Patty Duke as a mother grieving for her murdered daughter (Tiffani Thiessen) and sets out to find the killer.

Her friendship with her childhood best friend, Ellen Holloway (Margaret Welsh), becomes strained due to Ellen’s insecurities and increasing jealousy of Jenny’s beauty, popularity with guys, and close with relationship with her loving mother, Jean (Patty Duke).

Tensions grow worse after Ellen pressures Jenny into shoplifting and erroneously accuses her of sleeping with her boyfriend.

After hearing the news, Jean is devastated but confronts Ellen at the police station, where she and Carla are arrested.

After finally receiving closure, Jean attempts to move on with her family and find peace.