Dillon Copeland is an attractive, talented teenager who resides with his uncle in Colorado. He has a crush on Megan who is also interested in him. But Travis, the popular High School jock, likes her too and it's only a matter of time before the tension gets out of control. As the plot thickens, some VERY disturbing secrets are revealed... the kind of secrets that are better kept in the basement. How could Uncle Max keep this secret for so long? Promises are made as the story unfolds. And promises, even deadly ones, must be kept!

Joel Clark's kind-hearted and friendly reputation holds strong with his neighbors, but he holds a dark secret within the walls of his late mothers' home. Unable to cope with the untimely death of his mother who abused him into submission as a young child, he seeks another woman to fill the maternal role that is missing in his life. Lucy Patton resides unwillingly in Joel's home, forced to fulfill the role of a perfect, stay-at-home mother. She plots her escape while she plays his sick game for the last time.