Sheila,Hood,is,an,ex-cop,whose,marriage,is,on,the,rocks.,Rather,than,confronting,her,husband,about,an,affair,,she,hides,surveillance,cameras,in,her,home,and,watches,his,transgressions,,becoming,a,voyeur,of,her,own,life.,Her,husband,,Tom,Kale,,is,an,ornithologist,who,begins,an,affair,with,an,ex-girlfriend,,Merle,James,,whose,beauty,and,fragility,echoes,that,of,the,birds,he,studies.,Ray,Starling,,the,charismatic,owner,of,a,boutique,hotel,,is,Merle’s,lover,,and,has,dealings,with,her,father,,Mr,James,,a,powerful,oil,baron,who,operates,in,the,shadows,but,whose,influence,touches,the,whole,city.,Merle’s,younger,sister,,Hazel,,is,also,drawn,to,Tom,,but,trapped,in,Starling’s,web,of,power.,Calvin,is,an,cop,whose,loyalty,to,his,ex,partner,,Hood,,is,tested,when,mounting,evidence,from,her,own,surveillance,tapes,connects,her,and,Tom,to,Starling’s,murder,,and,perhaps,even,Merle’s,mysterious,death.
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