A former rodeo star unknowingly starts a rapport with a young man who is responsible for all of the violence that has suddenly gripped his small town.

Definition of rapport; "A close and harmonious relationship in which people understand and accept each other's feelings or ideas and communicate well."

How is possible to "unknowingly" have a close and harmonious relationship? To have mutual understanding and acceptance of feelings and ideas -- and not know it?

I find myself reading it more than once trying to understand it. Also "unknowingly" leaves me confused. Unbeknownst to whom and why is that critical?

This tells us the potential for conflict, but really leaves it at that. So this ex rodeo star and the youth strike up some kind of relationship, and the youth is responsible for violence....then what? What kind of violence? What is the clash? Is it whether rodeo star can steer youth away from crime or whatever?

Some of this vagueness should be clarified if possible.

CHeers