In the quiet hours of a November morning, the comfortable lives of two families are shattered by the ringing of phone calls that reveal a harrowing truth: seventeen-year-old Emily is dead. As lifetime friends and next-door neighbors, the Golds and the Hartes believed their bond unbreakable, and their children, Chris and Emily, were the epitome of that connection. But growing up has complicated their lives, and a supposed suicide pact leaves Emily gone and Chris with a gun and a story of intent that fits uneasily with the single bullet left unspent. As the families grapple with their grief and search for reasons, a detective expresses doubts, unraveling the threads of friendship and trust that once held these two families together. Massively shifting between an idyllic past and the staggering pain of the present, 'The Pact' draws us into the depth of familial bonds, teenage love, and the dark spaces of uncertainty that lie beneath the surface of everyday life, culminating in a riveting courtroom drama that challenges the core questions of how well we know the ones we love.