While a shocking series of crimes occur in a community along the Miramichi River, the life of Betty, a waitress in her thirties, takes an unexpected turn. She will not make her debut as a singer on the world stage after all but in her hometown that she had been planning to leave for a long time.
Une infirmière renverse un pauvre homme devenu SDF, il s'encastre dans le pare-brise de sa voiture. Au lieu de prévenir les secours, elle l'emmène chez elle, et le laisse dans son garage.