At the ruins deep in the woods, Bobby finds fleeting belonging, Beathan drifts toward something real with Sadie, and the group bonds over beer and smoke. But by the Fourth of July, the fireworks aren't just in the sky. Tensions ignite at a house party, secrets surface, and one misfired mortar changes everything.

Bobby and Bergan’s easy summer afternoon takes an unexpected turn when a chance encounter at the café forces both teens to confront the weight of family histories and fragile new connections. Meanwhile, Chloe returns from California with her own baggage, caught between nostalgia and indifference, as the night spirals into weed, pizza, and Bobby’s hesitant first step into belonging. Across town, Beathan faces his own crossroad on the basketball court, where an older friend challenges him to imagine a future beyond the limits of their small town.

A blistering summer night at the old train station sets the stage for chaos, music, and unexpected connections. Beathan collides with Sadie under the fading sun, Bobby retreats into the solitude of his darkroom, and Owen and Gage grind out riffs in a basement that feels more like home than anywhere else. Between bloodied noses, whispered secrets, and the buzz of guitars, lives drift closer, and further apart, against the relentless backdrop of small-town heat.