But then--could a false accusation lead to a prison term? A scandal lead to loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, and loss of a man's one true love? He is indeed a reluctant detective. A stranger in the middle of a hostile work environment, pursuing love, he is also pursuing a diabolical villain who keeps raising the stakes. A high school sport is the vehicle. The pre-game clock is ticking down. Players are warming up. Officials, and emotional students and townsfolk are gathering. The cards are stacked against Shaftoe, The carnage is about to take place. A sphinx-like mysterious psychotherapist complicates the picture. Blackmail threatens Shaftoe with loss of job, loss of career, loss of self-respect, prison term, and loss of his one true love. This isn't your father's high school. Or maybe it was?