What is the most unforgivable thing you can do to a friend? What would it take to make amends for the unforgivable? Randy The Face Jenkins, former heroin addict, knows the answers. What does it feel like to lose control? What does it take to get back a life that has been destroyed? James Lawson, a suddenly widowed college professor, knows the answers. What does it feel like to kill? What does it feel like to hurt everyone who loves you even when you don’t want to? Julian McPhee, alcoholic son of a wealthy business owner, knows the answers. Can an act of Deliberate Cruelty be justified? When a single tragedy connects the lives of three men, past betrayals are relived, vengeance is sought, and lifelong friendships are tested.