In 'Before the Fall', a private jet crashes into the ocean shortly after taking off from Martha's Vineyard. Of the eleven on board, only two survive: down-on-his-luck painter Scott Burroughs and a four-year-old boy, heir to a media mogul's empire. As the debris of the crash settles, both the investigation and the media frenzy begin to unravel the lives and potential motives of the passengers. Scott, now thrust into a maelstrom of speculation and notoriety, must navigate the treacherous currents of truth and lies. With each passenger's story intricately woven into the narrative's fabric, questions of fate, human nature, and the powerful bonds that hold us together come to the forefront in this edge-of-your-seat thriller by Noah Hawley.