A look at Romeo and Juliet where the characters who traditionally fill the background take front and center. Valentine, the reclusive stepson of Prince Escalus, is enlisted to quietly keep an eye on his younger brother Mercutio. Mercutio's association with his friend Romeo is upsetting the balance of Verona politics. Soon Valentine finds himself at the center of the most complex problems that are poised to shake the entire city to the ground. All the secrets of Verona's most notable citizens are exposed, as the story of the star crossed lover's is turned on it's head.