When aspiring documentarian Donny Wunder stumbles across an unsolved murder, he sets out to make the next big true-crime documentary. But as scatter-brained suspects and a tyrannical director wreak havoc on set, the production crumbles in spectacular fashion, culminating with Donny's arrest. One year later, Donny and producers sit for interviews and revisit the failure that was Killer Whales. That's when the shocking fraud that put Donny behind bars is revealed.