The decomposed body of a San Francisco businessman is found floating in the California Aqueduct; investigators initially suspect a family member, but, without evidence, the case goes cold; it will take detectives decades to find the real killer.
In 1991, Brandi McClain falls in love with a handsome and famous skateboarder known as Gator; though Gator claims to find God with the help of a well-meaning preacher, no one knows that his dark side lurks dangerously close to the surface.
In 2009, one woman's long and painful struggle to overcome addiction and help others ends in a way no one ever saw coming.