A riveting story of how a suicidal African American teenager'sforcing a young white cop to kill him devastates the teenager'smother as well the rookie cop. It also sparks a massive race riotand puts the mother and rookie in the crosshairs of a derangedgunman. The only place Emma Jennings, the mother, and Russell "Rusty"Carter, Jr., the cop, find refuge from the chaos engulfing them isthe teenager's serenely beautiful grave. Through initially awkwardmeetings there, Emma and Rusty establish a bond that they mustultimately rely on to rebuild their lives and help heal their city.