Justyce McAllister and Vernell Laquan Banks grew up a block apart in the Atlanta neighbourhood of Wynwood Heights. Justyce and Quan go way back, but they've each taken different paths. While Justyce went to a good school, Quan got caught up in a world of crime and fear. Now Justyce studies law at Yale University, and Quan sits behind bars at the Regional Youth Detention Centre, charged with murder.
A dead cop. A gun with Quan's fingerprints all over it. But does that make Quan a killer ? As the two boys' paths begin to merge again, the answer becomes increasingly unclear.
