 Angela Delvecchio, coming from a rather poor family, moves into the rich town Montevista. She admires Stacy, leader of the most prestigeous clique of her high school. Angela wants to be accepted and seeks Stacy s friendship. But when she defends outsider Monica against Stacy, she becomes Stacy s target herself. Mocked, she stabs Stacy with a kitchen s knife. The trial becomes a sensation.