Simone, a popular but troubled teacher, is very adept at hiding her inner turmoil, until it lands her in an Oakland outpatient psychiatric hospital where hers is the only white face. She inadvertently alienates Satch, a fullback of a woman, who relentlessly taunts Simone for her denial and cheerful demeanor. Though she flees, Simone is forced to return because “Oakhell” is the only facility she can afford.

In the weeks that follow, Simone and Satch are thrown together both inside and outside of the hospital. They form an unexpected and often tumultuous friendship that becomes crucial to both women’s quests to uncover the truths in their pasts propelling them toward self-destruction. Alternately heart-wrenching and funny, Edgewise is a story of love, abuse and the possibility of redemption.