Lois and David Riess live a seemingly normal life as parents to three children, several grandchildren,and a thriving business in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, until, one day, David's dead body is discovered and Lois goes on the run. As Lois, now in prison, recounts her childhood and upbringing, a disturbing psychological portrait emerges of a woman battling many emotional demons. However, Lois's methodical behavior after the murder may show the work of a calculated killer when another body is discovered.