The year is 1958. "Bad-ass." was a term that described Allie, and Allie Vincent was the most popular, bad-ass boy in House Oak Boys School. He could do anything. People even forgave him when he befriended Mad Matt, the boy nobody liked. Allie becomes intrigued by the boy who knows everything about everyone, but nothing about himself. How can people- who only know him as Mad Matt- not know the boy who knows their dirty secrets? Allie becomes determined to find out what Matt is hiding, but isn't prepared for the dark world of treating mental illness... nor is Allie prepared for his new and confusing feelings that he's not meant to feel. Can Allie survive with his sanity in tact?