Jonathan Bauer, Jr., never expected taking a shortcut home would lead to the kind of trouble that involves dead bodies, break-ins and criminals. His history with the police makes it even harder to find someone to trust with a secret someone would kill to find. Even his mom's new boyfriend isn't what he seems. Anthony DeSantos is nobody's idea of a white knight. His past proves that when push comes to shove, he wouldn't hesitate to take the wrong path. Now the kid that he's taken under his wing is in trouble and he has a choice, do the right thing, or trust the criminals who almost got his brother killed.