As dawn breaks in the sleepy town of Southcliffe, the sound of gunshots rings out. The residents of this tight-knit community wake to discover an inconceivable horror has devastated the town...

Reporter David is haunted by childhood memories of his hometown and is reluctant to return to Southcliffe, where the community has been devastated by the shooting spree.

The families of the dead struggle to cope with their grief, while reporter David's personal paranoia is fuelled by conspiracy theories about a police cover-up.