In 1938, at the height of Hollywood's so-called golden age, Kate Hildebrand just wants to become an astronomer and live a quiet life. That option seems to have been taken from her by what happened in her childhood, an event that turned her into a newspaper headline. Now, having moved to Hollywood out of necessity to live with her grandfather, who once starred in silent films, she accidentally finds herself in the headlines again when she stumbles into the middle of a murder scene. Things spiral out of control until Kate has no choice but to investigate and find the murderer herself.