Based on true events
, this is the story of John Ruckles, a Boston businessman and widower, who explores a service offering brides-by-mail from Southeast Asia. He makes contact with Lulu Ming, a gunsmith from Laos. They enter into a significant email correspondence, and Lulu and her young daughter, Hina, travel to Boston to visit. Later on Lulu and John marry, and Lulu and Hina move to Boston. John soon becomes extremely abusive and fearing for her own and Hina's safety, Lulu decides to file for divorce. Her divorce attorney tells her to dress conservatively - in basic black and pearls - when she goes to court. Using her skills and training, she makes a gun out of polymer plastic and plans to kill John. This true story culminates in court with Lulu's gun being fired at John.
What follows is the intriguing unraveling of a twisted plot.