Nepal's monarchy did not simply fade away; it ended in a palace massacre and a decade of upheaval that pushed the country toward republic status by 2008. The film traces the House of Shah from its centuries of rule through the 2001 royal massacre, in which Crown Prince Dipendra reportedly killed King Birendra and much of the royal family before dying himself, an event that still carries unresolved questions about what really happened that night. King Gyanendra's rise afterward, his consolidation of power, and the Maoist insurgency that gathered strength against the crown all get covered, building toward the political collapse that finally abolished the monarchy. Historians and commentators walk through the intrigue and betrayal inside the palace and the street-level pressure from a population increasingly hostile to royal rule. The film uses archival footage, photographs, and expert interviews to build a chronological account of how one of Asia's last Hindu kingdoms became a republic, and what still remains unsettled about its fall.