LOS ANGELES, 1947 – an aspiring actress named Elizabeth Short is found brutally murdered in an empty lot in Los Angeles. The media dubs her “THE BLACK DAHLIA” due to her penchance for dark clothing. Her murder remains unsolved to this day. Although, it’s not without its suspects.
LOS ANGELES, NOW – a young woman, Holly, is visiting Los Angeles from New York City after she is informed of the brutal murder of her father and stepmother by her younger brother Tyler, who is blind. Upon meeting Tyler’s psychiatrist, Dr, Owen, Holly soon becomes aware that she is not in full possession of the facts surrounding the murder. Plagued by violent dreams, Tyler has been drawing the face of a woman he could have never possibly met, a woman identical to Elizabeth Short.