After two years as a missing person, Judith returns to her small hometown of Roswell Station, and refuses to speak about her ordeal, or about anything--her tongue has been mutilated. Her best friend, who disappeared at the same time, did not return, and now her former friends and even her family seem to revile Judith. When Roswell Station is attacked, Judith finds that she may have information on the attackers, but that would mean breaking out of her shell of silence.