简介：JohnnyMiller(TaylorHandley)wasahappy,well-adjustedhighschoolstudentwithgoodgradesandaroomfullofsportstrophiesuntiltheterriblenightayearagothathisfathercommittedsuicide.Unabletocope,hetriedtodrownhispaininalcoholanddrugs.Now,freshoutofrehab,JohnnyisstrugglingtodealwithanuncertainfutureinthesurrealglareofPalmSprings,wherehismother,Karen(GailO'Grady),andhernewhusband,Bob(D.W.Moffett),havedecidedtomakeanewstart.ThelushoasisofPalmSprings,withitsgolfcourses,countryclubsandbeautifulpeople,isanunsettlingnewenvironmentforJohnny.Hequicklydiscoversthatthisparadiseisn'tquitewhatitseemswhenhemeetshisnext-doorneighbors:Cliff(MichaelCassidy),ahandsomehighschooljuniorwhoseconsiderablecharmcan'tquitehidehisdisturbingdarkside;andCliff'smother,Tess(SharonLawrence),aformerSouthernbeautyqueenwithatasteforyoungermen.JohnnylearnsthathisnewneighborhoodisconsumedbyatragedywhenCliffrevealsthathisbestfriend,Eddie,wholivedinJohnny'shouse,recentlydiedundermysteriouscircumstances.Eddie'sdeathseemstohaunteveryoneJohnnymeets,especiallyGreta(AmberHeard),astunningyoungbeautywhofascinatesJohnnyfromthemomenthelayseyesonher.Intriguingandsecretive,Gretahasbeenonherownsincethedeathofhermothermanyyearsbefore.Withherfatheralwaysawayonbusiness,Gretahasbecomeaself-sufficientloner.Shequicklyrealizes,however,thatJohnnyisakindredsoul;someoneforcedbytoughcircumstancestogrowuptoosoon.EventhoughGretaisdrawntoJohnny,sherefusestotalkaboutEddie'sdeath.Inhissearchforanswerstothedeepeningmystery,Johnnyturnstoanotherneighbor,Liza(EllaryPorterfield),agiftedbutawkwardhighschoolstudentwhoconductsexplosivescienceexperimentsinhergarage,yetstillmanagestokeepacloseeyeoneverythingthathappensintheneighborhood.LizaandJohnnysoonbondintheirpursuitofthetruth.WhileJohnnyadjuststohisnewcircleoffriends,heissurprisedbythearrivalofNikki(TessaThompson),atroubledL.A.partygirlhemetinrehab,whosefamilyhaswrittenheroffasalostcause.Nikkiisalsofightingtostaysober,soJohnnyintroduceshertohiscolorfulAAsponsor,JesseJo(LeslieJordan),whojusthappenstobeadragqueen.JesseJocaresdeeplyaboutJohnny'srecovery,andheimmediatelytakesNikkiunderhiswingaswell.…