This suspenseful, investigative, and sentimental novel begins with Gracie Young, Macy Wright, Kylie Armstrong, and Katie Brunette, on a treacherous evening along the charming midnight streets and empty alleys of their quaint and delicate downtown Quincy. When the teenage girls are savagely confronted by a prominent suitor and school peer who nearly strangle and beat them to death, a long, heavy summer night of blood and survival ensues after the girls fight off and kill one of their attackers. Immediately, their actions and fate are called into question by the prosperous, ruthless family of the young man whom the girls had just killed. Gracie's mother and Kylie's father are two litigators who understand the trials and tribulations of complex narratives, and they work together to guide the girls through the exhausting deliberation. Katie's loving brother and his devoted friends, veterans who understand that killing is no easy feat, work together to protect the girls' character and poise from deteriorating during the expediated deposition.