Casey Fletcher, a recently widowed actress trying to escape a streak of bad press, has retreated to the peace and quiet of her familyâs lake house in Vermont. Armed with a pair of binoculars and several bottles of bourbon, she passes the time watching Tom and Katherine Royce, the glamorous couple living in the house across the lake. They make for good viewingâa tech innovator, Tom is powerful; and a former model, Katherine is gorgeous. One day on the lake, Casey saves Katherine from drowning, and the two strike up a budding friendship. But the more they get to know each otherâand the longer Casey watchesâit becomes clear that Katherine and Tomâs marriage isnât as perfect as it appears. When Katherine suddenly vanishes, Casey immediately suspects Tom of foul play. What she doesnât realize is that thereâs more to the story than meets the eyeâand that shocking secrets can lurk beneath the most placid of surfaces.