Bernadette Fox is a former architect who becomes reclusive and agoraphobic after a traumatic experience in her career. She lives in Seattle with her husband Elgin and their daughter Bee. Before a planned family trip to Antarctica, Bernadette mysteriously disappears. It is later revealed that she travels to Antarctica alone, seeking to reconnect with her passion for architecture by working on a construction project at the South Pole. Eventually, her family tracks her down at Palmer Station, a research base in Antarctica, where she has found new purpose and fulfillment.
In more detail, Bernadette's disappearance follows tensions surrounding mental health interventions and personal conflicts, leading her to escape with the help of a neighbor to fly to Antarctica. There, she reignites her architectural creativity and requests time to work on site. Her family, after searching, reunites with her there, bringing closure and healing to their relationships.
