Jason Robinson, a high school English teacher, attends his 20th high school reunion and connects with his old girl friend. The next morning she is dead and Jason is charged with her murder. He is defended by Mike Zorich, who feels that the prosecution's case is weak, even though Jason has given inconsistent statements. The jury delivers a shocking verdict, Meanwhile, Mike is trying to cope with his own problems with alcohol. After his friends confront him, he enters rehabilitation and then begins his own investigation into what really happened at the reunion, exposing dirty secrets that leave families and lives ruined with their disclosure.