A family finds their lives turned upside down when a young, street-smart grifter shows up on their doorstep, claiming to be a distant relative.

Jessica Darling – a smart, witty, opinionated girl heading into 7th grade – was never too concerned about where she’d fit in the middle school hierarchy. But before her first day of school, her older sister — the super popular Bethany, now in college—decides to help out by giving her the “It List”—a cheat sheet on how to navigate the middle school maze and rise to the top of the popularity chain. The instructions appear simple enough to follow, but, like life, nothing is as easy as it seems.

When Keller Dover’s daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts. But just how far will this desperate father go to protect his family?