Josh and Ben are nine years old and best friends, until a single, careless act in the school playground destroys the lives of both families - and wrenches their small Manhattan school apart as the close-knit community choose which mother to side with... And when tragedy strikes again in the most unexpected of ways, the lives of these two women will be changed once more, and this time forever. WHEN HE FELL explores the issues of parental responsibility and guilt, and whether there are just some acts that human nature just cannot forgive...