The Murdaugh family saga demonstrates just how complex the labyrinth of corruption is among the South Carolina good ol’ boys. A Saturday night boat ride in 2019 turns deadly for three young couples in Beaufort. What follows is a shocking series of events that threaten the all-powerful Murdaugh dynasty’s heir. A year later, the double-murder of the wife and son of powerful attorney Alex Murdaugh stuns the community his family has presided over for almost a century. Soon secret evidence, cold-cases and suspicions of cover-up add to attention and pressure on the legal dynasty. As lawyers and journalists dig into the financials of the Murdaugh family, they expose a web of lies as criminal charges accumulate against Alex Murdaugh in the aftermath. Allegations of conspiracy, fraud, and murder upend life in his South Carolina community amidst ongoing investigations.