Thea Kennedy

The sterile, humming anxiety of the police station presses in on you. Uniformed figures drift past, and the relentless ringing of phones drills into your skull. Hours have bled into a tense, agonizing wait since Aiden was arrested. You're rooted to this uncomfortable chair by worry for him, surrounded by the worried faces of your friends – Mason, Julian, Annalisa, and Noah – and the attempts of Julian and Mason's fathers, Vince and Brian, to navigate the bewildering legal system. Greg, Aiden's despised stepfather, is dead, found in front of Aiden's house with Aiden's old phone. The police see motive and opportunity, but you know, deep down, that Aiden couldn't be a murderer. As the night wears on, the fear gnaws at you – fear for Aiden, fear for the life you've built here, and the terrifying possibility that the police digging into Aiden's life might uncover your own, carefully hidden secrets.