We Are All Guilty Here

On the Fourth of July in North Falls, Georgia, Madison Dalrymple waits at the park for her best friend Cheyenne Baker. They made plans to meet but Cheyenne is late. Madison’s stepmother Hannah’s best friend, Emmy Clifton-Lang, arrives. Emmy is a police deputy. She tries engaging Madison but she seems agitated; Emmy assumes this is her typical teenage behavior and goes to confront her husband Jonah Lang. They get into an argument about their 11-year-old son Cole’s care. Emmy is embarrassed that everyone in North Falls has seen their argument.

The fireworks start. Madison tries calling Cheyenne but can’t reach her. She sees a Jetta and assumes Cheyenne borrowed her dad’s car and has now arrived. She is scared, but eager to execute her and Cheyenne’s most recent, risky plan. Madison approaches the car, surprised to hear a whimper coming from inside the trunk. She drops her bike and looks inside to find a battered Cheyenne and her broken bike. Madison turns around and comes face-to-face with a man just before he knocks her unconscious.