The Purgatorium

Seventeen-year-old Daphne Janus travels with her best friend to an island off the coast of California where she thinks she's trying out a new resort before its grand opening. Soon she's told that her parents have sent her there to undergo a new experimental therapy for suicidal people designed to terrify patients into fighting for their lives. Daphne doesn't know what to believe; she just wants off the island.

After enduring Dr. Hortense Gray's experimental therapy on an island off the coast of California at a compound known as The Purgatorium, 17-year-old Daphne is delighted to learn she will now have a chance to have revenge on her parents and boyfriend by participating in their therapy. It's payback time, and Daphne can't wait to begin.

Daphne returns to the island to save her best friend, Cam, and the other "Calibans" who've been brainwashed by Dr. Gray, but, once again, things aren't what they seem. Daphne's entire world comes crashing down along with the Purgatorium when federal ATF officers arrive with a warrant during a dangerous exercise. What she believed to be so isn't, and the blurry line between art and reality leaves her reeling.