Sigue a la propietaria de un restaurante, Pearl Nolan, que establece una agencia de detectives después de recibir entrenamiento policial anteriormente. Pronto se ve envuelta en su primer caso cuando descubre el cuerpo de un amigo cercano.

Reserved history teacher Fran has long had a strained relationship with her eccentric, free-spirit mother Mim. When Mim announces that she is dying Fran feels obliged to accompany her on a road trip ticking off items on her bucket list.