When 12-year-old Esther disappears on the way home from school in a small Australian town, the community is overcome with suspicion and grief. As Detective Sergeant Sarah Michaels arrives and begins her investigation, Esther's best friend, Ronnie, is determined to find her and bring her home. Refusing to talk to the police, a boy named Lewis tells Ronnie that he saw Esther with a strange man at the creek the afternoon she went missing, The truth is out there, but who else is lying about what has happened to Esther?