Estranged from his family for most of his adult life Chris Napier is persuaded to return home for his nieces wedding. At the reception he is shocked to recognise a dishevelled intruder as his childhood friend Nicky Lanyon whose presence is a chilling reminder of a murder & subsequent trial that Chris has tried hard to forget. When Nicky hangs himself Chris is compelled to revisit the tragic events of 34 years ago & the apparent justice that was served. But as present day mysteries begin to shadow his footsteps into the past his search for the truth soon becomes a desperate struggle for his own survival.