Will is a smart boy who works as a cleaner at a school instead of attending classes. He solves a math problem on a classroom blackboard that no one else could solve, catching the attention of a professor. The professor gets Will released from prison in exchange for attending math classes and therapy sessions. Will resists therapy at first but continues in hopes of getting out of prison. He spends time with friends until meeting a girl named Skyler who wants him to move with her to California, but Will refuses because she does not truly know him.