Hailey Dean Mystery: Dating Is Murder

The film begins with therapist Hailey Dean hiking with her assistant Sabrina, discussing the complexities of modern dating and a new app called PenguinMatch. Soon after, Hailey is approached by Georgina Radley, whose daughter Miranda, a fitness influencer, has gone missing. Hailey teams up with her friend Fincher and her boyfriend Jonas, a medical examiner, to investigate. They find Miranda's car at Copper Rose Trail, and shortly after, discover her body buried nearby. Jonas's autopsy reveals she was stabbed with a kitchen knife, and he connects the MO to a cold case involving another hiker, Tara Wistin. Hailey discovers that both victims, along with a missing barista named Anna, were athletic women using PenguinMatch. Hailey visits the PenguinMatch offices, meeting the tech-genius founder Wade Braden and his business partner, Jessica Marsand. When Wade refuses to share client data due to privacy policies, Hailey decides to go undercover on the app. She creates a profile highlighting extreme sports interests to attract the killer. She goes on a series of dates with 'Norm107' (a fake surfer), 'William88' (a grieving divorcee), and 'Melvin706' (Roger Seeger). Roger Seeger becomes a primary suspect when he attempts to lure Hailey into an alley, but he is revealed to be a steroid dealer using the app to find athletic clients, not a murderer. Meanwhile, Sabrina begins dating a man she met on the app, whom she believes is Wade Braden. When Sabrina goes missing, Hailey enlists the help of a young hacker named Ethan. Ethan discovers that Wade's account has a 'ghost' or mirror account—someone has been piggybacking on his profile to message women without his knowledge. Hailey realizes the killer is Jessica Marsand, who has been using the ghost account to monitor Wade's dates and eliminate them because she is secretly in love with him. Hailey tracks Jessica to Diamond Horn Trail, where Jessica is holding Sabrina at gunpoint. Jessica confesses to the murders of Tara, Anna, and Miranda, claiming they were 'liars' who didn't deserve Wade. Hailey manages to distract Jessica until the police arrive. The film concludes with a memorial for Miranda and Hailey finally making it to a normal dinner date with Jonas.