During the summer of 1977, the city of New York seemed to be in turmoil. Arson was on the rise, a serial killer known as the Son of Sam was prowling the streets murdering innocent young couples, and seventeen-year-old Nora Lopez was dealing with her own personal pain which included a derelict father and a drug-dealing, abusive brother. Through her pain, fear, and shame, Nora traverses through that summer, hoping for love, dreaming of her future, and trying to come out of the darkness on the other side.