Laura and Joe are in love. They have the whole summer ahead of them; the world couldn't be a happier place. Except one evening Laura is discovered unconscious on some common ground. She's been attacked. And Joe is missing. Five weeks later, Laura is still in a coma and Joe is the prime suspect. Laura's sister, Tessie is selectively mute. Perhaps because she can't repeat what she hears, people tell her their secrets.

Gradually, Tessie pieces together what happened on that fateful evening.