 In this modern version of Shakespeare s  Othello , Odin James is the black star of the basketball team at an otherwise white boarding school. He is headed for big time with his sport and is in love with Desi, the most popular girl in school. Meanwhile, Hugo is the coach s son, but he is outshone on court by Odin, and his father says he thinks of Odin as a son as well. Hugo s feelings of envy and neglect lead him to construct a plot to make Odin doubt Desi s love for him, a plot which Hugo is willing to take to its most extreme consequences.