Haunted by painful memories of his past and in the middle of a bitter divorce, high school English teacher James Lewis' only source of stability is in the classroom. But when two of his most talented students suffer consistent bullying at the hands of Tim Cooper, the school's star baseball player, he's compelled to take action. When attempts to remedy the situation fail, tensions escalate...and James is set on a collision course with Tim's father, the school's wealthiest benefactor.