A deadly automobile accident has claimed the life of a young Negro woman in a segregated Louisianan community. Her brother becomes suspicious after hearing rumors that she was kidnapped and her death staged as part of a cover up. When a friend decides to look into it certain people of authority grow apprehensive. Paul Matthews is a typical, happy teenager until he gets involved in a deadly search for clues surrounding Annie Thompson's death. Most people in town are against him, believing things are best left alone, but he and his friends continue to pry. It's a dangerous undertaking. Someone has a lot to lose and will do anything to prevent the truth from coming out, even if he has to kill. In his terrifying odyssey through the bayou