Lizzie is based on the real-life murder mystery involving Lizzie Borden.  
Set in 1892, the Bordens live in the small city of Fall River, Massachusetts. One scorching day in August, wealthy but frugal Andrew Borden and his wife Abbey are found brutally murdered by axe in their house. Their second daughter, Lizzie, is charged as the prime suspect. A nationwide scandal, the “trial of the century” takes place with four women standing before the judge: Lizzie, her sister Emma, Lizzie’s friend Alice, and maid Bridget. As the trial exposes the truth bit by bit, the case takes unexpected turns and twists.