Valentine's mother was a convicted murderer who was hanged for her crime. But that was years ago, when Valentine was just a child. Now she's a young lady trying to overcome her family's dark past as a top student at Drake Academy. But when a string of murders begins, all eyes are on Valentine as the locals suspect the apple doesn't fall far from the tree. Now, with the help of the son of the man her mother was convicted of murdering, Valentine is determine to clear her family's name.