Eden Ryan has moved from Los Angeles to Portland, Oregon, to start a new life after her boyfriend cheats on her. As a successful reporter in L.A., Eden interviews for a reporter position at The Oregonian and is immediately hired.
Before Eden can begin researching her first article, she is paired up with Jared Gates, an arrogant, self-absorbed reporter, to investigate a doctor, Charles Morgan, who is mistreating patients at the local mental hospital. The doctor is also suspected of sexually assaulting female students at the local college.
The Whole Story follows the budding romance between Eden and Jared, which is thwarted by the appearance of Eden’s ex, Andrew, whose assistance she enlists to help uncover the mystery of Doctor Morgan’s illegal experiments on his patients and his assaults on college students. It is soon discovered that the good doctor has been investigated for the murder of a patient in another state.