- On a fateful night, three teens celebrating their best friends acceptance into college, encounter a crazed woman with a sinister revenge plot to get back at her abusive husband.
- On a fateful night, three teens celebrating their best friends acceptance into college, encounter a crazed woman with a sinister revenge plot to get back at her abusive husband. Growing up in the inner city AJ never had much but wishful dreams. One of his dreams finally came true today when he received a call from California State University about his acceptance for the upcoming fall semester. Miles and Calvin, his two longtime friends cut his moment short when they arrive to pick him up for a show later on. Downtown, living in a sleazy motel Detective Higgins wakes up to a PTSD nightmare from a fatal encounter with a robbery suspect a while back. Hope has escaped the eyes of a man badly tormented by his past, but today brings new beginnings as he prepares himself for his final day on the police force. Back in the neighborhood, AJ and the gang score weed from a local dealer who warns them about staying out of trouble from the police. The gang makes nothing of it and continues to their favorite rooftop spot to reflect over a joint before the concert. During the conversation, AJ reveals the news about his acceptance into school out West. Met by surprise, Miles and Calvin rejoice with AJ and begin thinking of the future. The reality of their friend going off to school puts into context their lives and what they want to do with it. Across town, Mrs. West contemplates suicidal thoughts in her car, or it seems. In a distance, Mr. West watches her from the window, while slipping slow from his drink. He walks outside, Mrs. West panics concealing the gun in the glove compartment. Mr. West takes another sip from his drink, but this time things don't seem to go down as smooth. FLASHBACK, week's earlier Mr. & Mrs. West drives home from a night out. He confronts her about shady dealings with their accountant, forcing Mrs. West to admit she wants a divorce. Angered by the news, Mr. West sends a threatening warning to Mrs. West. She fears for her life, but remains quite, worried of the repercussions that will come. Back in the PRESENT, AJ and the gang run into Mrs. West at a roadside convenience store. An altercation ensues after Miles; the short-tempered friend picks an argument with Mrs. West after she calls him out for creeping around her car. In the heat of the moment, AJ returns from the store to defuse the situation before it escalates -- Moments later, deep off into the woods Mrs. West drives into an empty field. Her past memories of abuse haunt her, giving her motivation to retrieve the gun inside the glove compartment. Mrs. West exits the car and approaches the trunk ferociously. She opens it; inside Mr. West stumbles out in a daze. Mrs. West holds him at gunpoint. Mr. West pleads for his life, but his words are unmatched, revenge is the only thing on her mind. The gun goes off -- Mr. West falls to his knees in disbelief. Reality sets in for Mrs. West so she panics. She disposes of the gun in nearby woods and calls 911. Desperate for an alibi she quickly constructs a narrative of AJ and his friends attacking her husband after the altercation in the convenience store parking lot. Across town, the boys get pulled over in connection to Mrs. West claims. Later in the night after the chaos has settled, Mrs. West finds herself face to face with Detective Higgins interrogating her suspicious story involving AJ and his friends earlier in the night. Mrs. West uses her privilege to her defense, putting Detective Higgins in an uncomfortable position to uncover the truth without concrete evidence. With no other options available, Detective Higgins is forced to question a fearful AJ under intense circumstances that can alter his life forever.
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