Reena Virk, a fourteen-year-old girl, went to join friends at a party and never returned home. Seven teenage girls and a boy were accused of the savage murder.
Foster children are major characters, and towards the end of episode 1, two young teenagers are shown having phone calls with unsupportive, absent parents.
Episode 4 part of the story is that reena is pursuaded by her friends to falsely accuse her father of abuse. Josephine tells reena that she was abused by her moms boyfriend.
A character has an anxiety attack sitting on a couch when talking to an officer, including hyperventilating. Later, a different character is shown to be experiencing anxiety with heavy breathing, rushed movements and muffled sound.
In the beginning of the episode and especially the end, the same scene is shown from different angles. Someone screams at a passerby, it's loud and startling.