讲述一个误入歧途的年轻女子渴望朋友和名声，她假装去巴黎旅行，以提升自己在社交媒体上的形象。当现实世界突然发生了一个可怕的事件、成为她假想旅行的一部分，她善意的谎言成为了道德困境，给予她想要的所有关注。

改编自夏尔曼·威尔克森（Charmaine Wilkerson）的同名小说《黑蛋糕》（Black Cake），讲述关系疏远的兄妹俩必须抛开分歧，应对母亲的去世和她不为人知的过去。这是一场发现之旅，他们从加勒比海到伦敦再到加州，最终以母亲最拿手的黑蛋糕结束。

All her life, Aurora has been taught by her mother that the superhuman abilities they possess, the abilities that make them unique, also make them dangerous. Now, on one fateful and deadly night, Aurora will find out if her mother was telling the truth and just what consequences the use of her powers might have.​