Plot Summary:Cookie's Fortune unfolds over an eventful Easter weekend in the small town of Holly Springs, Mississippi. The town residents are peaceful, kind folk -- with the exception of Camille Dixon -- a pushy theatre director with an incredibly shy younger sister, Cora, whose estranged daughter Emma has just returned to town. On the heels of her latest play, Camille is shocked to discover that her Aunt Jewel Mae "Cookie" Orcutt has committed suicide. Terrified at the thought of how this will tarnish the family name, she eats the suicide note to make it look like a burglary. This set-up leads the police to one main suspect, Willis Richland, who also happens to be Cookie's best friend. Although the rest of the town is convinced Willis didn't commit the crime, an outside investigator isn't so sure. As Easter Sunday and opening night of the play arrive, the truth comes out, revealing more secrets than anyone could have possibly imagined.
古琦(格伦·克洛斯 Glenn Close 饰)的丈夫去世后,她和两个侄女卡梅林(朱丽安·摩尔 Julianne Moore 饰)、科拉(丽芙·泰勒 Liv Tyler 饰)过着相依为命的生活。科拉的女儿艾玛回到了母亲身边,并且在此邂逅了名为杰森(克里斯·奥唐纳 Chris O'Donnell 饰)的警察,两人双双坠入情网。 一天,卡梅林震惊的发现,古琦竟然自杀了。担心这件事情会影响家族的声誉,卡梅林决定隐瞒此事,并且将现场伪装成了入室行窃杀人的犯罪现场。卡梅林的举动让古琦的老友威尔斯成为了第一嫌疑人,然而,威尔斯在小镇上有着非常良好的口碑,没有人相信他会成为一名杀人凶手,更何况他杀的人是古琦。