Ruby Asher is a widow who seduces and murders wealthy politician Nicholas Landon. His vengeful daughter soon hatches a scheme to bring Ruby to justice before she can strike again.
On their last day of summer, four high-school girls confront sex, violence and their uncertain future as they struggle to reconcile a rebellious youth with impending adulthood.
托马斯（约翰·贝尔 John Bell 饰）从小就失去了父母，成长在孤儿院中，因为口吃，托马斯自幼就是一个并不自信，性格内向的男孩，在孤儿院里常常受人欺负。一天，托马斯因为闯了祸而被请进了院长办公室，在那里，他遇见了名为玛丽（康妮·尼尔森 Connie Nielsen 饰）的女士，就这样，玛丽成为了托马斯的新妈妈。
