At a New England Boarding School, a Sex Scandal is About to Break. Even More Shocking Than the Sexual Acts Themselves is the Fact That They Were Caught on Videotape. a Pandora's Box of Revelations, the Tape Triggers a Chorus of Voice -- Those of the Men, Women, Teenagers, and Parents Involved in the Scandal -- That Details the Ways in Which Lives Can Be Derailed or Destroyed in One Foolish Moment. a Gripping Emotional Drama With the Pace of a Thriller, Anita Shreve's Testimony Explores the Dark Impulses That Sway the Lives of Seeming Innocents, and the Ways in Which Our Best Intentions Can Lead to Our Worst Transgressions.