RJ Strachan sneakily climbs into his kid brother's bedroom, asking in vain if they could both to go to Yuko together. At the dinner table, their stern dad, top lawyer Rolland Strachan Sr., severely taunts RJ, who was thrown out of military academy, until he draws a pistol and shoots dad in the arm. His mother calls the police, but when the SRU arrives, Simon, who is admitted to Yale, tries to cover for the runaway. Details about both boys' dark past, partially because Simon comes to trust Sam, explain startling twists.
—KGF Vissers