One evening at a mall outside Portland, Maine, three teenage friends wait for the movie to start. A boy flirts with a girl selling sunglasses. Mothers and children shop. Then the shooters arrived. The carnage lasts only eight minutes before the killers are taken down. But for those who live through it, the effects last forever. One dedicates himself to a law enforcement career. Another tries to bury the memory of huddling in a ladies' room--until she finds a way to pour her emotions into art. But someone isn't satisfied with the shocking death toll. As the survivors slowly heal, another conspirator lies in wait -- and there may be nowhere to hide.