Jon-Aseventeenyearold,sportsjockwithhisfulllifeaheadofhim.Madlyinlovewithhishighschoolsweetheart,Felicity,heislookingforwardtostartingcollegenextsummerbutfornowheishappymuckingaboutwithhismatesandworkinghardtokeephisscholarship.However,hisplansaredestroyedwhenheclimbsOldDillonMountainwithhisfriend,Peteforastupiddare.RunningawaytoNewYork,hechangeshisnametoJonandstartsanewlife,hidinghispast.Whenhispastcatchesupwithhimheisplacedontrialformurder,butdidhereallykillhisfriend?Pete-ChildhoodfriendofJonandDerek.Hisfatherleftwhenhewasfour,leavinghimwithhisalcoholicmotherinanabusivehome.Hisonlyescapefromthislifeisthetimehespendswithhisfriendsbutthiswillbecomingtoanendsoonwiththemgoingtocollege.Heneedstoescapethislife.Derek-Smalltownjournalistwithbigdreams,Derekistroubledbythedisappearanceofhischildhoodfriendhischildhoodfriends.HefinallygetsabreakandtracksdownJoninNewYork.TroubledbyJon'sdesiretokeephispasthiddenhissuspicionsareheightenedwhenPete'sbodyisfoundinthemountainstwentyyearsaftertheyvanished.Jenna-MarriedtoJonshebeginsanaffairwithaclient,fallingmadlyinlovewithhim.BeforeshecanleaveJonthoughhispastcomesracingbacktofacehim.WillshestandbyhimasheischargedwithMurder?Lana-SmartandsassylawyershetakesonJon'scasebutasshedigsdeeperthetruthemergesofthatfatefulday.However,cansheconvinceaJuryofwhatreallyhappenedovertwentyyearsago?