After overcoming a troubled childhood, Brittney Gargol is on a path to a bright future; when the Canadian high school senior is found murdered by the side of a desolate road, a surprising clue leads to an arrest.

A spring break trip to Myrtle Beach, S.C., is irresistible to teenager Brittanee Drexel, despite her mother's opposition. When she disappears from the beach town, it will take years for her family to learn the truth about what happened to her.