Sally Cambridge has troubles enough raising her 16-year-old son, Jack, and his younger brother, Leo, following her divorce. But those troubles increase tenfold when Jack starts to exhibit disturbingly violent behaviour, largely focused on his mother. Sally's efforts to help Jack fail and she makes the mistake of covering up for him - with tragic consequences. It will take a bitter twist of fate to expose Sally's nightmare situation, for only when she is mistakenly arrested for child abuse does the truth surface about Jack's violent behaviour - and the causes behind it.