November 9, 1989 - With the backdrop of the Berlin Wall being torn down and the Cold War coming to an end, the senior students - and even teachers - at Romano High are obliviously prepping for the last field party of the decade - and for some, the last party of their lives.

Jackie, an anxious people-pleaser, attempts to tell her eager date that she's not interested, but after witnessing him getting hit by a bus, her guilt takes over and now she's stuck to take care of him.

Who will be voted queen at Shadyside High's 1988 prom? For underdog Lori, competition is cutthroat even before someone starts killing off the candidates.