Tony Abbott received a call this morning from an old flame he hasn't seen since high school. "I found something," Kristie says frantically over the line. "I think she was murdered." Tony returns home to Payton County, hoping the familiar sights and sounds will help unravel the tangled circumstances surrounding the disappearance of Kristie's twin sister on the same day he skipped town two decades earlier. As he reconstructs that beautiful yet tragic summer by revisiting old haunts and reliving childhood memories, he realizes some secrets are better left buried. The destructive force that tore a small community apart has returned, promising more bloodshed to protect its evil secret. Payton Hidden Away is the story of best friends, young love, and the loss of innocence.