Throughout their conversations with Linda, Bazil and Joe realize that Linda's twin brother, Linden, is a prime suspect. The Lark family gave Linda up for adoption due to the physical deformities she had at birth. Linda was born into a white family, adopted by Ojibwe parents, and raised on a reservation. Joe and Bazil work together to initiate a conversation with Linda Lark, an anomaly in the local Native community. However, after spying on him, they realize that he has a legitimate alibi. The boys initially think that the new priest in town, Father Travis, could be a suspect in the crime. Meanwhile, Bazil attempts to cooperate with authorities while launching his own investigation. Together, the boys go to the scene of the crime and attempt to discover evidence that will lead them to identify the attacker. Joe enlists the help of his three teenage friends–Cappy, Angus, and Zack. Frustrated by judicial incompetence, Joe and Bazil resolve to piece the case together themselves. Seeking justice, Joe and Bazil repeatedly run into roadblocks with their case. After Joe and Bazil leave home to look for her, they discover that Geraldine has been brutally raped and attacked by an unknown assailant. Bazil is a tribal judge, and Joe is initially respectful of his father's "noble profession." As the story begins, we learn that Geraldine has suspiciously not returned home after running errands. Joe, who is also the story's narrator, lives with his father, Bazil, and his mother, Geraldine.
The novel follows Joe Coutts, a thirteen-year-old living on an Ojibwe reservation in North Dakota.
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