A group of middle school friends in the small town of Lowaldy, Massachusetts, led by 14 year old James Lockett, must confront the strange appearance of a child missing for 10 years: James' own cousin, Matthew Dyer. To complicate matters, James' friend and mentor, Mr. Emerson, goes missing. Will the kids be able to maintain their friendship and get to the bottom of the mysterious occurrences in their hometown?