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Oliver Marks has just served 10 years in jail - for a murder he may or may not have committed. On the day he's released, he's greeted by the man who put him in prison. Detective Colborne is retiring, but before he does, he wants to know what really happened a decade ago.

Every night, in the college’s ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story. One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn’t there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?

Every night, in the college's ancient cemetery, five people cross paths as they work the late shift: a bartender, a rideshare driver, a hotel receptionist, the steward of the derelict church that looms over them, and the editor-in-chief of the college paper, always in search of a story. One dark October evening in the defunct churchyard, they find a hole that wasn't there before. A fresh, open grave where no grave should be. But who dug it, and for whom?

Quando gli amici diventano nemici, non c'è limite al male che possono farci. Oliver Marks ha scontato dieci anni di carcere per l'omicidio di un compagno di college. Ai tempi della condanna, non tutti erano convinti della sua colpevolezza, in primis il detective Colborne, che ora lo attende fuori dal carcere per sapere finalmente la verità. La storia che Oliver si accinge a raccontargli si svolge alla Dellecher, una delle più prestigiose scuole di arte drammatica degli Stati Uniti, dove Shakespeare è venerato come un dio e non c'è limite alla competizione.

Oliver Marks bekommt immer nur die Nebenrollen. Trotzdem ist der junge Schauspieler glücklich am renommierten Dellecher College, einer abgeschiedenen Welt mit flackernden Kaminfeuern und ledergebundenen Büchern. Die sieben Studenten seines Jahrgangs sind eine eingeschworene Gemeinschaft, besessen von der Schauspielerei und von Shakespeare. Die Typen, die sie auf der Bühne verkörpern, legen sie auch privat nicht ab: Mitläufer, Verführerin, Held. Der charismatische Richard gibt die unberechenbaren Tyrannen. Doch eines Tages treibt einer der Freunde tot im Collegesee.

Oliver Marks vient de purger une peine de dix ans de prison pour le meurtre d'un de ses meilleurs amis... un meurtre qu'il n'a peut-être pas commis. Le jour de sa libération, il retrouve le policier qui l'a fait condamner. Le commissaire Colborne prend sa retraite ; mais il veut savoir ce qui s'est réellement passé, dix ans plus tôt.