When a famous socialite named Vivian Bowers is found dead in a motel room from what appears to be a drug overdose, her estranged best friend Detective Joanna Locasto is re-embraced by the wealthy Bowers family. In time, she begins to uncover the truth of what really happened to her friend and who was behind it.
Characters
Main
Joanna Locasto : A detective from the San Francisco Police Department and old friend of the Bowers family. She is working undercover with the FBI for Will to investigate Vivian's death. Joanna is asked to stay undercover by Haverstock, who wants to get the evidence needed to put Robert away for Vivian's murder.
Robert Bowers : The founder and CEO of a pharmaceutical company and the father of Vivian, Edward, and Julian. Robert is revealed to have murdered Vivian, yet the motive behind this was not revealed.
Sophia Bowers : Robert's second wife and former secretary. It is revealed that Robert only married Sophia because people believed that he got her pregnant when it was Vivian who was pregnant by Haverstock.
Edward Bowers : Robert's older son by his first wife.
Mia Bowers : Haverstock and Vivian's biological daughter who was raised as Robert and Sophia's daughter. Mia gives Haverstock bone marrow because she is the only one who can be his donor.
Will Moreno : An FBI agent investigating Vivian Bowers' death and the Bowers family.
Julian Bowers : Robert's younger son by his first wife and Joanna's Boyfriend.
Samantha Bowers : Edward's estranged wife.
Recurring
Vivian Bowers : A socialite who is the daughter of Robert and his first wife and an old friend of Joanna Locasto. She is Mia's biological mother, but was raised as her sister. Her friendship with Joanna was strained due to Vivian's drug addiction. Vivian was found dead in a motel room following a supposed drug overdose. It turned out that Vivian was murdered by Robert.
Dwight Haverstock : A senator with a dark past and Mia's biological father. Haverstock asks Joanna to stay undercover because he wants the evidence needed to put Robert away for murder. Haverstock has said that he was in love with Vivian.
Beverly Padget : Joanna’s mother.
Kyle Farrell : Mia's boyfriend. Haverstock blackmailed Kyle into getting close to Mia so that he could convince her to save his life. Kyle grew to care for Mia and told her the truth before she gave Haverstock her bone marrow.
Nichole Frishette : Former journalist who is later killed.
