When high school senior Steve Williams is found dead of an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound, no one can believe it. Steve was the school's golden boy. Football star, Homecoming King, top student. No one can think of a reason for Steve's suicide.English teacher Brad Madison is especially troubled by Steve's death. He had just seen the young man at play practice, and he had seemed happy. Brad has trouble accepting the ruling of suicide. And when information starts to come to light that Steve may not have killed himself, he throws himself into finding out the truth.With the help of a police detective friend, a few students, and a beautiful doctor, Brad tries to prove that Steve did not kill himself. Thanks to some help from the Bard himself, he might just get to the truth. But the truth may not be what he thought.