
During a summer in 1975, Dave Boyle and two friends, Jimmy and Sean, are playing on a sidewalk in Boston when Dave is abducted by two men and subjected to sexual abuse over a period of several days. Eventually escaping, but haunted into adulthood by his trauma, Dave becomes a primary suspect when Jimmy's daughter, Katie, is found murdered. Sean, assigned to investigate the crime, finds himself facing both demons from the past and demons in the present as the circumstances surrounding Katie's death are uncovered.
Kevin ConwayTheo (uncredited)
Susan WillisMrs. Prior
José Ramón RosarioLt. Friel (as Jose Ramon Rosario)
Laurence FishburneSgt. Whitey Powers
Celeste OlivaTrooper Jenny CoughlinIn Dennis Lehane's novel, the surname of the characters of Jimmy and his family is Marcus, however in the film, it is Markum.
Jimmy:
We bury our sins here, Dave. We wash them clean.
Crew or equipment visible: When Jimmy is looking for a headstone for Katie, the dolly tracks are reflected in one of the headstones.
Composed by Clint Eastwood
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