Unfounded rumors stalk Scarlett, because no good deed ever goes unpunished. Scarlett is banished from her family home in the city, to spend an undetermined period in exile in a dusty small town called Cripple Creek with family friends whose son tormented her throughout her childhood. Could life be any worse? Well yes, it turns out life is a slippery slope. Small town Colorado is not punishment enough, so society serves Scarlett a healthy dose of misery...