Valerie is the most popular African-American gossip columnist in the United States, and she works with NFL Hall-of-Famer Rome Nyland as the go-to team for solving Hollywood's mysteries. When Andrea, the wife of billionaire Victor Dumas, is found murdered and their son, Vance, is being threatened, Valerie and Rome take the case. Roshonda Rhodes, a former hooker rumoured to have a sex tape with Vance, was allegedly seen fleeing the hotel room the night of the murder. Valerie and Rome are hard on the case, determined to get to the bottom before the killer strikes again.

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