A naked teenage boy covered in blood appears at a remote sheriff's station one year after the brutal unsolved murder of a local girl. Now Sheriff Jack Shepherd, guilt ridden over the girl's murder, must confront his own demons as he

Four inner-city teenagers get caught up in the pursuit of power and happiness, which they refer to as "the juice".

When a boxer is killed because he wouldn't take a dive, his brother tries to find a way to avenge him even if only symbolically.