A young schoolteacher named John Ebony arrives at a coastal boarding school to replace a recently deceased teacher. Eager to start fresh, he takes over a class of unruly boys who seem unusually confident and lack discipline. As Ebony attempts to assert his authority and implement his teaching style, he is met with strange and unsettling behavior from his students. The boys display an unnerving level of maturity and seem to harbor secrets beyond their years. Their previous teacher's mysterious death looms over the school, with rumors hinting at foul play. Ebony grows increasingly uneasy when the students begin dropping hints that they had a role in their former master’s demise, casting suspicion and dread across the classroom.

As Ebony delves deeper into the strange dynamics of the class, he finds himself wrapped in a game of psychological manipulation. The boys' whispered conversations and cryptic remarks suggest a profound, hidden agenda. Through mounting tension and the pressure of maintaining control, Ebony struggles with paranoia and the sinister possibility that his life may also be in danger. Feeling trapped between unraveling mystery and potential threat, he contemplates how to address these disconcerting revelations without falling victim to their apparent malevolence. The eerie atmosphere escalates as trust erodes and suspense thickens, leading him toward a dark confrontation with unsettling truths that may connect back to the school's guarded secrets.