The story of what happens when five high schoolers walk into detention and only four make it out alive. Everyone is a suspect, and everyone has something to hide.
After his classmate and crush Hannah Baker commits suicide, high schooler Clay Jensen discovers a collection of thirteen cassette tapes recorded by Hannah, detailing why she was driven to end her life.
College drop-out Mike Ross accidentally lands a job with one of New York's best legal closers, Harvey Specter. They soon become a winning team with Mike's raw talent and photographic memory, and Mike soon reminds Harvey of why he went into the field of law in the first place.