


Jeannie details her friendship with Mark before and after the assault, asking the brave and urgent question: Is it possible for a good person to commit a terrible act? Jeannie interviews Mark, exploring how rape has impacted his life as well as her own. He agrees to talk on the record and meet in person. When her nightmares worsen, Jeannie decides―after fourteen years of silence―to reach out to Mark.

It is always about him: one of her closest high school friends, a boy named Mark. Jeannie Vanasco has had the same nightmare since she was a teenager.
