Rick Brogan is the apple of his father's eye—smart, handsome, and idolized by his younger siblings Philip and Sarah. By stark contrast, Lonnie Carson is a troubled and withdrawn girl, struggling to put the painful memory of a
suicide attempt behind her. Both teenagers are dealing with loneliness and family pressures when they begin to find solace in each other, and a young romance develops. As Rick and Lonnie's bond begins to grow stronger, and they become increasingly withdrawn from their friends and families, their protective parents begin to worry that the young lovers are becoming too involved and grow increasingly uncomfortable with the teenagers' relationship. Finally, when Rick's parents Tina and David decide that Lonnie is a bad influence on their son, and Lonnie's parents Lois and Harvey decide that boarding school would be the best place for their troubled daughter, Rick and Lonnie, desperate not to be separated, make a tragic decision to take their own lives. In the wake of the young lovers' fatal
suicide pact, the two devastated families are left to try and pick up the pieces of their shattered lives and must somehow find a way to go on. ==Cast==