It’s 1953, and Edith’s husband Clark has just been promoted to second-in-command at the Atomic Energy Commission. To celebrate, she invites Clark’s new boss, his femme-fatale wife, and a couple of high school friends over for a cocktail party. Despite rising domestic tensions and the re-ignition of an old flame, Edith’s keeping the party under control—until a dead bird drops from the sky. Meanwhile, stolen data exposing the effects of the AEC’s nuclear testing threatens to surface. As Edith watches bird after bird fall, she’s left to determine what’s real and what isn’t, and who—or what—to trust.
