Elusive poet, Emily Sutton, has started leaving scraps of poetry for Dora, who decides to befriend her. Meanwhile, Zoe's literary work makes uncanny connections with the events in her own world, she becomes suspicious about Emily's house; looking into half-truths leads to the discovery of a murder. The ensuing investigation grows chaotic with Emily's erratic behaviour, the arrival of a woman searching for her uncle, and yet another betrayal...