Life couldn't be better for Derek Pinner. In the affluent world of Crofton, Connecticut he was on top of the world. All he could think of was celebrating the notification of his full scholarship to a prestigious medical school. He would celebrate with the person he wanted to be with most, his stepsister, Jessie.

His father, the renowned Dr. Pinner was treating Jessie for her lifelong illness, Attention Deficit Disorder. Dr. Pinner and Jessie's mother, now married, were spending the weekend at a convention, leaving Jessie and Derek several days together. Jessie was making great strides in...