On October 21, 2021, cinematographer Halyna Hutchins is killed on a movie set by a prop gun held by the actor Alec Baldwin. After the initial shock subsides, questions of responsibility, guilt, blame, punishment and justice begin circulating, and the star becomes a lightning rod for online haters and media trolls. With prosecutors weighing criminal charges, the events that unfold are driven less by the facts surrounding the case and more by who Alec Baldwin is.