Set in a small town in the wake of a horrific school shooting, lawyer Jordan McAfee finds himself representing a boy who desperately needs someone on his side. Patrick Ducharme, is an intrepid detective whose best witness is the daughter of the superior court judge assigned to the case. As the story unfolds, layer after layer is peeled back to reveal some hard-hitting questions about the nature of justice, the balance of power and what it means to be different.