Charlotte basks in her new freedom at University, especially being away from the watchful eye of her controlling and opinionated father. She finds herself with no shortage of male attention. Then, in the middle of her freshman year, the government is suddenly overthrown, three judges are murdered, and Charlotte is drawn into the world of student politics. But her love of the spotlight brings her to the attention of the authorities, and she realizes, too late, that she may be in very real danger.