David Kim's daughter Margo goes missing, and he sets out to find her by tracking her digital footprints. As he searches for her, he discovers that she was leading a secret life, and he uncovers clues that lead him to suspect various people, including her friends and even her uncle. However, as the investigation unfolds, David realizes that he didn't know his daughter as well as he thought, and he begins to question his own parenting.
As the search for Margo continues, David becomes increasingly desperate and frustrated, and he starts to suspect that the detective assigned to the case, Rosemary Vick, may be hiding something. He eventually discovers that Detective Vick is not who she claims to be and that she is actually the mother of a boy who had been in contact with Margo online.
In a shocking twist, it is revealed that Detective Vick's son had been catfishing Margo and that he had followed her to a lake, where she had gone to get high. In a panic, Margo tried to run, and the boy accidentally pushed her off a cliff. Detective Vick assumed that Margo was dead and took over the investigation to cover up her son's involvement.
However, in the end, it is revealed that Margo is still alive and makes a full recovery. The movie ends with Margo and her father coming to terms with what happened and finding closure, and Margo is finally able to move on from her mother's death and pursue her passion for music.
Here are the key facts extracted from the text:
1. The movie is a drama, mystery, and thriller film from 2018.
2. The movie is about a father, David Kim, searching for his missing daughter, Margot.
3. David creates a new user account for Margot and takes a picture with her and his wife, Pam.
4. Margot starts taking piano lessons and David buys her a piano.
5. Pam finds out she has lymphoma and eventually passes away.
6. David is messaging his daughter and asks her to FaceTime.
7. Margot goes missing and David tries to reach her via FaceTime, phone calls, and text.
8. David reports Margot missing and detective Rosemary Vick is assigned to the case.
9. David searches for Margot's social media accounts and finds that they are all private.
10. David logs into the family's old computer and finds Margot's middle school friends' contacts.
11. David calls one of Margot's friends and asks him questions about Margot's disappearance.
12. David finds a picture of a lake on Margot's computer and realizes where she was going that night.
13. David rushes to the lake and calls the detective, but she's asleep.
14. The next morning, Margot's case is all over the news, and her car is retrieved from the lake.
15. People are volunteering to search for Margot in the forest, but the search is halted due to heavy rain.
16. David goes through Margot's most visited websites and finds a streaming website called YouCast.
17. David starts a live stream on YouCast and a user called Fish and Chips joins the cast.
18. David finds pictures of Margot's car and notices a Finn's hockey hoodie in the front seat.
19. David discovers that Peter, his brother, and his nephew were secretly meeting on several nights.
20. David plants cameras at his brother's house and starts asking Peter about Margot.
21. Peter reveals that he and Margot were smoking pot and talking about her mother.
22. David realizes how little he knew about his daughter and drops to the couch, crying.
23. A Reddit user uploads a confessional video of torturing and murdering Margot, but it's later revealed to be fake.
24. David tracks down Fish and Chips, but she seems clueless about the streaming website.
25. David discovers that Detective Vic is not assigned to the case, but rather volunteered to take it.
26. David finds a news page with Detective Vic and an ex-convict, Randy Kartoff.
27. Detective Vic is arrested, and it's revealed that she was involved in Margot's disappearance.
28. Vic's son had been talking to Margot on the streaming website and had been catfishing her.
29. Vic's son followed Margot to the lake, and she panicked, leading to her falling off a cliff.
30. Vic assumed Margot was dead and took lead of the investigation to cover up the truth.
31. Margot is found alive and makes a full recovery.
32. Margot is applying to the Music Conservatory and has come to have closure concerning her mother's death.