Solider and young father Layne Schmidtke is brutally beaten to death by a mob of teenagers. Kenda must reconstruct the chaotic scene through forensic evidence and witness testimonies, which reveals an unlikely suspect as the murderous ringleader.

A bloody shooting, steps away from a high school, leaves 14-year-old J.L. Jackson dead. After combing through the unreliable testimony of teen witnesses, Kenda uncovers a deadly vendetta stemming from a heated lunchroom confrontation.