At exactly 2:17 AM, 17 kids from Miss Gandy's class at Maybrook Elementary School walked into the darkness and disappeared. All but one. Their parents never saw it coming and point the blame against the teacher Miss Gandy. After all, she seemingly knows more than she is letting on. After an entire month of investigation, there has been no progress and none of it makes any sense. Refusing to take the rap for something she claims to have nothing to do with, Miss Gandy attempts to solve the case on her own while also grappling with her inner demons. Why did Alex Lilly stay behind? And what force made his classmates disappear?