Kyle makes an effort to include Jack Averill in his close-knit but unstable group while he is being chased by another summer boy and his closest friend is flirting with an island girl during their tragic 18th summer together. Jack is a quiet, bookish lad. All four young men make tragic choices that will steal their innocence, ruin their lives, and consume them for all time in the face of increasing familial, sexual, and peer pressure.