The story is set in a suburb of Chicago, Illinois, and is told from multiple perspectives. Meredith, a young mother and doula, receives threatening texts from her neighbor Cassandra, who wrongly believes Meredith is having an affair with her husband. Cassandra confronts Meredith, ending their friendship. Meanwhile, Meredith gets involved in a medical malpractice suit against an obstetrician.<\/p>\n
One night, Meredith and her husband Josh meet neighbors Kate and Bea. They celebrate Bea’s birthday, and Meredith offers to stay with Bea while the others leave. On the way home, Meredith and Bea accidentally hit and kill a woman named Shelby. Bea convinces Meredith to help hide the body.<\/p>\n
As guilt consumes Meredith, Bea frames Shelby’s husband for the murder. When Meredith tries to confess, Bea kills her and hides Meredith’s daughter, Delilah. A pair of copycat criminals kidnaps another girl, Carly, brainwashing her to believe she is Delilah. After 11 years, Carly escapes and is mistakenly sent to live with Meredith’s family. Leo, Meredith’s son, discovers the truth through a photo and confronts the police officer who covered it up.<\/p>\n
The police find Delilah in Bea’s attic, leading to Bea’s arrest. Delilah is reunited with her family, Carly returns home, but the story hints at the lasting trauma caused by Bea’s actions, with justice served but unresolved consequences.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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