Late on a summer night in 1965, Charlie Bucktin, is visited in his sleep out by Jasper Jones, an outcast in the regional mining town of Corrigan. Rebellious, mixed-race and solitary, Jasper is a distant figure of danger and intrigue for Charlie. So when Jasper begs for his help Charlie follow him takes him to his secret glade in the bush, where he witnesses Jasper's horrible discovery.