1 TRUE THING

A YOUNG WOMAN IS IN JAIL ACCUSED OF THE MERCY KILLING OF HER MOTHER. SHE SAYS SHE DIDN'T DO IT. ELLEN GULDEN IS A YOUNG, SUCCESSFUL NEW YORK JOURNALIST. WHEN HER MOTHER GETS CANCER, HER FATHER, A UNIVERSITY PROFESSOR, INSISTS SHE COME HOME. AS SHE LOOKS AFTER HER MOTHER, THEIR RELATIONSHIP - TENDER, AWKWARD AND REVEALING - DEEPENS AND ELLEN IS FORCED TO CONFRONT PAINFUL TRUTHS ABOUT HER ADORED FATHER. BUT AS KATE LIES DYING, AND IN THE WEEKS THAT FOLLOW HER DEATH, EVENTS TAKE A SHOCKING AND UNEXPECTED TURN. FAMILY EMOTIONS ARE LAID BARE AS A NEW DRAMA IS PLAYED OUT BETWEEN ELLEN AND HER BROTHERS, BETWEEN ELLEN AND HER FATHER, AND IN COURT.