In 1959, fifteen-year old Callum Daniels finishes school and joins the Army as a Junior Soldier, leaving behind his impoverished family and teenage sweetheart. Unaccustomed to the rigorous discipline, he vows to obtain his release and return to his girlfriend. Then a boy disappears. Only Callum and two others know the truth. Gripped by fear, they must keep their guilty secret. A secret that will change their lives forever.