爱尔兰人斯图尔特住在澳大利亚小镇金达拜尼,与三个朋友一起去一个边远山区垂钓时,在湖面上发现一具年轻的女尸。他们不愿惹麻烦,所以宁可立即返回小镇而没有报案。斯图尔特回家后,一直心神不宁,妻子克莱尔发现后追问不舍,最终知道真相后很为丈夫的行为困惑。她与斯图尔特结婚以来,感情一直不错,没有发生过什么动摇他们婚姻基础的事情,可这次不一样了,她对斯图尔特产生了怀疑。她希望能做出正确的选择来挽救家庭,而且还要下定决心帮助受害者的家庭。其实,克莱尔情愿置身麻烦之中不仅是为自己的家庭和朋友着想,更是为了那个被害的女孩。她明知这样做也许会使自己的婚姻走到破裂边缘,打破她与斯图尔特及年幼儿子之间的平静生活,但还是毅然向警方报了案,同时危险也紧随着她而来…… Irish Stuart lives in the Australian town of Jindabyne, fishing with three friends in an outlying mountain, and finds a young woman dead on the lake. They do not want to get in trouble, so they would rather return immediately to the town without reporting. After Stewart returned home, he was uneasy. His wife, Claire, found herself after questioning and finally confused her husband's behavior after she knew the truth. She has had a good relationship since she married Stewart, and nothing has shaken the foundations of their marriage, but this time is different, and she has cast doubt on Stewart. She hopes that the right choices will be made to save the family and that she will also be determined to help the victims' families. In fact, Claire willing to put trouble in not only for their own family and friends, but also for the victimized girl. She knew that doing so might march her marriage to the verge of rupture, break the quiet life between her and Stewart and her young son, but still decided to report the case to the police while danger came immediately behind her ...