Seventeen-year-old Hattie Hoffman is a talented actress, so when she's found stabbed to death on the opening night of her school play, the tragedy rips through the fabric of the community. Sheriff Del Goodman vows to find her killer, but the investigation yields more secrets than answers: it turns out Hattie played as many parts offstage as onstage. This is the story of the real Hattie, and what happened that final year of school when she dreamed of leaving her small town behind...