It follows Tom and his mother, who live in a mobile home on the edge of the woods. A young man just released from prison interferes in their life by breaking in and upsetting the balance.
由于缺乏第二本书的创作灵感，沮丧的小说家同意为一名生命垂危的老人撰写回忆录，并很快融入到他血腥的过去。