Jessica Fletcher is volunteering at the Cabot Cove women's shelter when a woman walks in bruised, physically and mentally. Her husband is a well-respected businessman in town. Could this paragon of virtue be abusing his wife? Despite Jessica's support and advice, the woman refuses to stay at the shelter, press charges, or even report the abuse. But a few days later the entire town is shocked to hear that domestic abuse has turned into murder. And Jessica soon discovers that the family's secrets and lies go beyond domestic violence.
