Episodes 01

“Aniq”

At the afterparty of a high school reunion in Marin County, a prominent pop music icon Xavier is found dead. Against the advice of her superior, Detective Danner takes on the case. She first questions Aniq, an escape room designer who tells his story in the style of a romantic comedy. In his story, he is in pursuit of his high school crush, Zoë, but is in a love triangle with her ex-husband, Brett, as well as Xavier.

Episodes 02

“Brett”

Danner questions Brett, who tells his story in the style of an action movie, in which he casts himself as a ne’er-do-well hero who is committed to his family despite his divorce. Meanwhile, in the bathroom, Aniq and Yasper look through the garbage to find a discarded note written by one of the partygoers.

Episodes 03

“Yasper”

After Danner’s partner Culp accidentally deletes all the security camera footage, Danner interrogates Xavier’s ex-bandmate, Yasper, who tells his story in the style of a show-stopping musical. Meanwhile, after noticing the handwriting on the discarded note matches the handwriting on one of the drawings on his face, Aniq asks the partygoers to write something to see if their handwriting matches the note, but then notices the disappearance of one of the partygoers.

Episodes 04

“Chelsea”

Danner interrogates Chelsea, who tells her story in the style of a psychological thriller. In her story, she gets mysterious text messages from an unidentified number. It is also revealed that she also had an affair with Brett once, and an unknown incident at a St. Patrick’s Day party in high school made the whole entire school ostracize her. Danner wants to know more about said party, but Chelsea does not go any further, claiming it to be in the past and wanting to move forward with her life.

Episodes 05

“High School”

Danner wants to know about the St. Patrick’s Day incident, so Walt volunteers to tell the story, in the style of a teen drama. Unbeknownst to everyone, the party occurred at his house. Yasper breaks up his ska band with Xavier, embarrassed by his new eccentricities. Believing Aniq to be the cause, Xavier pushes him into the pool in frustration, ruining his chance at getting with Zoë. He also lies about having slept with a drunken Chelsea after she turned him down, which ruins her reputation. A drunken Aniq is later arrested for destroying Xavier’s car in revenge, costing him his college scholarship. In the present, now looking even more guilty, Aniq reveals the discarded note, only for them to realize they’re just lyrics written by Xavier.

Episodes 06

“Zoe”

Zoe’s interrogation is set to a deranged animation. In her story, Zoe’s different inner selves attempt to be the more dominant personality. At one point, it is revealed that Jennifer 2 was the one sending Chelsea the anonymous texts. Meanwhile, Aniq and Yasper attempt to eavesdrop on her interrogation, but Yasper’s phone is low on battery, so they try to find a charger that is not in use. In their search, they get trapped in a secret room. Culp catches them spying and tells Danner that the police captain has taken her off the case.

Episodes 07

“Danner”

While waiting for the ringer, Germain, to arrive, Danner relates to Culp how she came to be a detective in the first place, in the style of a police procedural. She talks about a particular high-profile case that Germain kept insisting her to stay away from, with her actions helping to prevent someone from being blamed for the crime. Meanwhile, Zoë discovers that Aniq and Yasper have been listening in and Aniq shares his AirPods with Zoë so they can have a listen. They overhear Danner’s worry that Germain taking over the case will guarantee Aniq’s arrest. After an epiphany, Danner says she finally knows who killed Xavier, but they would have to talk to one more eyewitness, who’s none other than Zoë and Brett’s daughter, Maggie.

Episodes 08

“Maggie”

After interviewing Maggie, who tells her story in the style of a children’s show, Danner seemingly reveals to the group that Brett was the one who killed Xavier. Aniq steps in to defend him, despite meaning he’s the only other suspect left. However, Danner reveals this to have been a test for Aniq’s character and proceeds to tell them who actually killed him: Yasper. Using several inconsistencies from the others’ stories, Danner deduced that Yasper hid in Xavier’s closet and used the loud music as a cover to push Xavier off the building. Yasper’s motive was revenge for Xavier plagiarizing his ideas and refusing to help promote his new music. Danner also realized that Yasper had stolen Xavier’s phone, which he used to disrupt the security cameras and steal Xavier’s voice recordings. When the phone is exposed, Yasper admits to his jealousy over Xavier’s success and is promptly arrested, with Aniq devastated by the betrayal. As morning comes, everyone goes their separate ways; Danner brags to Germain that she’s solved the case, while Aniq and Zoe confess their feelings for each other and kiss.