20世纪50年代荒僻偏僻的田园小镇，中年男人加德纳（马特·达蒙 饰）的妃耦在家中被殛毙。由此安好的生存被打破，激起出持续串勒索、骗保、迷情事务。而对面邻人搬来了一家黑人，又是以打破了整个小镇的安好。家庭危急和小镇危急交叉在了一起……

A suburban woman fights to be believed as she finds herself stalked by a threatening figure who returns to her house night after night. When she can't get help from those around her, she is forced to take matters into her own hands.

埃文(西恩·威廉·斯科特饰)把家庭看得比什么都紧张，任何介进他、他的妃耦和刚降生的儿子之间的人城市以疾苦的体式格式熟悉到这一点。但看来当触及到暴力方向时，苹果掉在离树不远的地方。

Asuburbanwomanfightstobebelievedasshefindsherselfstalkedbyathreateningfigurewhoreturnstoherhousenightafternight.Whenshecan’tgethelpfromthosearoundher,sheisforcedtotakemattersintoherownhands.