Hollow in the Land

It's been one year since Keith Miller, in trying to escape from just holding up a gas station, accidentally runs over and kills fifteen year old Eli Balkoff, his wealthy parents who own the local pulp mill. Keith is in prison serving a fifteen year sentence for the crimes. With Keith's wife long out of the picture, his adult daughter Alison Miller, who works at the mill, has had to hold the remainder of the family together by being appointed guardian of her now seventeen year old brother, Brandon Miller. Brandon has had his fair share of trouble with the law in defending himself against taunts about being just like Keith, Allie knowing that the consequences to Brandon for his actions more severe when he turns eighteen in a few months. The Millers as a collective have only a few supporters in town, Brandon with a few close friends including his girlfriend Sophie Hinters, and Allie being in a relationship with Sophie's divorced mother, Charlene Hinters, with Sophie living with her father, Earl Hinters, in his trailer. When someone in town is found killed by blunt force trauma to the back of the head, Brandon is at the top of the suspect list due to circumstantial evidence and his past history with the law. With Brandon having gone missing since, the Police Chief is certain he committed the murder, while Officer Darryl Tarasoff, who has some history in dealing with Brandon, isn't quite as certain, but still needs to find Brandon to fill in the missing pieces. Allie is certain that Brandon didn't do it, and with the Chief seemingly having it in for Brandon, decides to try and find him on her own and find out what was behind the murder. But the more Allie investigates, the more she may implicate herself as the murderer.