Work hard, get straight As, and do whatever it takes to get into a respectable college. It's a mantra all high school seniors are acquainted with. Although, most of them would never take it as literally as four students at the Saint Ursula Institute have. No, for aspiring architect Parker, nerdy athlete Eric, teacher's pet Shawna, and former cheerleader Addison, "whatever it takes" entails far more than they could have imagined.

The biggest obstacle on their roads to an Ivy League college is Mrs. Kaufmann, a mathematics teacher from hell. After failing her class repeatedly, the four students gather forces. They devise a plan to pull her out of the equation, buckle up, and do "whatever it takes". However, this comes with an emotional toll none of them are prepared for. It may even be worth it, if everything goes as planned...

One year later, anonymous threats start coming in. Someone knows what happened, and wants them to confess. Soon, the blackmailer shows they have no trouble following through with their violent threats. The four friends?the ones that are still alive?have a choice to make: turn themselves in, or put their fates in the hands of their tormentor.

Unless they find a way to turn this lose-lose situation around before it's too late...