Frank Black learns that a figure from his past has been abducting students, seemingly in an attempt to quash their hopes and aspirations.
Tropes
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Landon Bryce has an "interesting mind" but doesn't do so well in school.
- Karma Houdini: Lucy Butler got away.
- Missing Mom: Bryce's mother left his dad, but he chose to stay with his dad.
- "The Reason You Suck" Speech: Bryce sticks it to the school counselor after she tells his friend Howard Gordon that he won't be able to make it to Stanford, telling her just because she failed in life doesn't mean Gordon has to. Another student outside the office gives him a thumbs up.
- Well-Intentioned Extremist: Lucy Butler
