Idra Novey

In an unnamed island country recently independent from an imperialist government, Lena is a college professor. Her students have been protesting for free tuition, a cause she supports them in, but she looks on with dread as she hears them shout the name of their chosen leader. They admire a young politician—a star senator and apparent white knight to progressive causes—who (she knows) has a history of sexual assault. Lena is just one of the skeletons in the Senator’s closet. So when a young woman working for his campaign dies in dubious circumstances, she suspects the worst.