In the spring of 1885 wealthy New York socialite Beret Osmundsen sets foot in a Denver police station. Just days before, she received the terrible news of the death of her estranged younger sister, Lillie. Soon, a sordid story is revealed when Beret comes across a scandal sheet with the details of a brutal murder of a prostitute named "Lillie Brown" in the brothel where she lived. Upon a closer read, Beret becomes convinced that "Lillie Brown" was in fact her sister, and her murderer has not been caught.
