When his bullied daughter is pulled lifeless from the river, Derek refuses an autopsy and takes hush money from the rich girls’ families—earning the town’s hatred and his ex-wife’s scorn. But behind his cold mask, Derek is hunting for the truth, even as the parents of the guilty turn to violence and revenge. In a town obsessed with SATs and status, how far will a father go when justice is for sale?
When Emily’s hard-won school spot is stolen by a stranger’s child, her father discovers a mysterious boy added to their family records—and the thieves show no remorse. With his daughter’s future on the line and the system stacked against him, he takes brutal revenge: transferring the shameless family’s son to a remote mountain school, using their own dirty trick against them. Now, as both families spiral into chaos, one father will stop at nothing to reclaim what was stolen—even if it means becoming the villain himself.