CrimeTime: Freefall

The film opens on the set of 'Crimetime,' where Hadley Warner performs her final scene as Detective Marlowe before the show's cancellation after ten years. Struggling with the loss of her career and her ex-husband's remarriage, Hadley decides to move her teenage children, Hendricks and Rain, to Mystic, Colorado, to live near her mother, Grandma D. Upon arrival, they meet Jay Bax, an enthusiastic real estate agent and 'Crimetime' superfan. The peace is shattered when Hadley hears gunshots and screaming, which turns out to be the local neighbor Frank's 'screaming goats.' However, the situation turns grim when Hadley discovers the body of missing consultant Sam Davis suspended in a tree on her property. Local Detective Shawn Caden is assigned to the case and is initially dismissive of Hadley's 'TV cop' interference. Hadley, driven by a plea from the victim's mother, begins her own investigation, forming a 'clue crew' with her children and Bax. She identifies several suspects: Sam's wife Jen, who had marital issues; his business partner Anson, who wanted to dissolve their partnership; and Kirk, a disgruntled former employee with a restraining order. As the investigation progresses, medical examiner Carisse reveals that Sam's parachute was sabotaged with glue, causing a fatal fall before a cougar dragged him into the tree. Neighbor Frank confesses to shooting at what he thought was a cougar, accidentally hitting the already-dead Sam. Hadley eventually realizes the killer is Steve McGowan, the local security expert who was hired to upgrade her home. Steve, an embittered former Army contractor, murdered Sam because Sam's consulting firm had recommended replacing Steve's aging security business with a younger company. In a tense climax at her home, Hadley uses her acting skills to stall Steve until Detective Caden arrives to make the arrest. The film concludes with Hadley deciding to stay in Mystic rather than return to L.A., having found a new purpose and a burgeoning romance with Shawn.