Eighteen year old Steven Borman is at a crossroads in his life. With no real future in sight he's forced to work his mother's antique shop. A struggling single mother, Angela Borman has been the subject of town gossip since become pregnant with Steven at age sixteen. Together, Steven and Angela just try to make it through the day without killing each other. Their lives are turned upside down when former friend, Eric Mackenzie returns home to Shimmer after almost twenty years. But all is not well in the quiet little town. Steven is inexplicably drawn to Eric, and during a night of drinking he and his friends break into Eric's home and uncover a photograph linking Eric to his mother and a past he's never known. In a rage Steven lays waste to Eric's home and gets caught in the violent act.