When five-year-old Leo disappears after leaving school it sets a chain of events in motion that will change the lives of the local residents forever. Ashton committed a terrible crime as a child but he's determined to put the past behind him and build a new life for himself - where no one knows his dark secrets. But Lynda a stern secondary school teacher recognises the troubled boy from all those years ago bringing him the unwelcome attention he fears. Sarah a bored housewife and vicious gossip hears about Ashton's past and convinces herself he is responsible for Leo's disappearance. And meanwhile Leo remains missing. Gone without a trace. . . But just who took Leo and why? And will he be found before it's too late?