Fortuna is a neo-noir about a short time in the life of a newspaper writer named Cal Bonner. Cal lives in the small town of Fortuna, which he has always considered uneventful until he comes across the dead body of a local named Sam in the backseat of a car. Cal capitalizes on the mystery around Sam’s death by publishing articles about it in the town’s newspaper, but soon enough, he becomes obsessed with solving the case himself.