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An outsider by nature, Brendan
(Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is forced to penetrate the elaborate ranks of the
high-school social scene and its more insidious underbelly when the body of his
former girlfriend Emily is found lying lifeless in a remote creek. Though the
pair had been on the outs, Brendan can't seem to shake the hysterical phone call
that he received from Emily the day before her body was discovered. He's
determined to find the guilty party, and to do that he'll need to uncover the
meaning behind her enigmatic phone call. From the highest-ranking athlete to the
lowest-level burnout, no one is above suspicion of leaving her in that creek or
putting her in the position to end up there. Brendan's skill for getting the
right attention from the right people leads him to a local drug dealer of
urban-legendary status (Lukas Haas). As Brendan infiltrates the social and
political web more deeply, his theory solidifies and each player's role becomes
clear, from the shifty-eyed pot slinger to an upper-crust innocent who may well
be a femme fatale. Brendan may soon be ready to make his case, even if it's too
late for him to get out.
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