On July 4, 2003, a student is shot in Central Park in New York. Samantha is alone, there are no witnesses and little physical evidence. Her friends' band is playing at her favorite club in town, but she leaves to meet someone and promises to come back. However, that does not happen. As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she is revealed to be the crucial link between a series of mysterious fires, the music scene and a wealthy real estate family in the city that is under pressure from the many secrets she is keeping.