Carter never left his sleepy, suburban, NYC commuter-community after finishing High School. When his friends finish college and return home for a brief visit before starting their adult lives, he is spurred to action. He cashes in his unused college fund, packs a suitcase, and leaves home determined but without direction.

Two troubled adolescents chronicle the events that ultimately lead up to a terrifying assault on their school.

Leo Spivak is drifting through life without a compass. His father is aging fast, his teenage daughter is rebelling, his protégé is after his job and his wife is losing her patience. A twist of fate and some bizarre wisdom from a "freelance rabbi" help Leo navigate the murky waters of his life and turn his crisis into a second-chance.

A young girl, Maddy, has to grapple with being the survivor of a tragic car accident that takes the life of her brother's girlfriend, Isabel.