The small town of Bixby in Oklahoma at first glance is unremarkable. However, in fact, this is one of the most dangerous and mysterious places on the planet. Few people know that midnight in Bixby lasts not an instant, but an entire hour. The hour when the whole world freezes and the creatures of darkness go on the hunt, which only those who were born at the minute of midnight are able to resist. There are five of them, all of them are schoolchildren, and each has a unique gift, most clearly manifested in the secret hour: Rex sees traces of the touch of darkness, Melissa cannot hide other people's thoughts, Dess loves numbers and mathematical patterns, Jonathan becomes almost weightless at midnight. Jessica arrived in Bixby recently, and her talent turned out to be the most dangerous for the creatures of the night. Suddenly, the guys discover that they are not the only ones who know about the secret hour. And it was no accident that previous generations of Bixby night owls disappeared...