The peace and quiet of a sleepy Oregon village turns deadly when Adam Turrell comes to town. Introducing himself as an English professor working on his first novel, he befriends Kate and Mike O'Connor, a brother and sister trying to put their lives back together after the death of their father. The two welcome the stranger, inviting him into their lives, unaware that their actions will lead them down a dangerous path into the mind and the grip of a deadly serial killer.