When a chance meeting between the class clown and the prettiest girl in the seventh grade happens, they decide to undertake a school project together. As they begin working, however, they discover their town is a lot scarier than they ever thought it could be, and they end up running for their lives.
When a family member dies mysteriously, fifteen year old Josie begins a search for the truth. The death occurs when her home is under surveillance by the FBI and family members are due to appear before a senate committee. Is it murder, or suicide as the authorities claim? Many believe there was a conspiracy. Although learning the truth could destroy her world Josie must know the truth.