Yale, 2019: German professor Alma Imhoff (Julia Roberts) is on the verge of tenure at the prestigious university. When her star student Maggie ( (Ayo Edebiri) levels serious accusations against a close colleague (Andrew Garfield), Alma's personal life and career begin to unravel. Faced with the blurred lines between morality and power dynamics, a dark secret from her own past threatens to come into the light.