As an independent filmmaker, Katie Cherry is used to difficult shoots - but a band's music video in a tiny lesbian bar is proving worse than most. Stress-busting, expectation-free sex with Zay, the calm, gorgeous bartender, seems just the ticket. But then she and Zay discover the band's lead singer beaten into a coma in the bar bathroom. They need an alibi, but playing girlfriends is a role Katie's never excelled at, so she can't see this ending well. Zay Fahed-Smith finally getting her life back together after her junkie ex broke it apart. She's working part-time while pursuing her dream of being a lawyer, and definitely keeping things chill on the girls front. Of course, that's when a crime happens in her bar and her ex shows up wanting to try again. "Dating" Katie seems like the best way for Zay to keep her head down and teach her ex a lesson. Except pretty soon, the charade begins to feel less and less like acting. And when the attacker turns his attentions toward Katie, they have to cut through the lies to discover what's real.