Scotland . . . 2005 The Rainbow Parliament sits in Holyrood. Myspace and MSN Messenger are kings. And 16 year old Trey Weaver, expelled from school in an east coast town after letting himself be provoked into a series of violent attacks on his fellow pupils, is hoping to start a new life when he moves with his mother and stepfather to the bigger pond of Glasgow. When Trey gets to know Tess Granger, the daughter of a local bar manager, he dreams that things might finally be on the right track. Tess is tired of being lusted after for her looks, and Trey seems – well, there’s something about him. A bit different. But there’s a serious complication in the formidable shape of brutal gang leader Jonathan “Nails” Milburn, who is estranged from his father and lives in a nearby squat with his addict sister Karen. Nails has his own designs on Tess, and he’s not keen to take no for an answer. The scene is set for a titanic struggle between Trey and Nails, which for better or worse will change the lives of all the major players forever.