在这部翻不去的一页惊悚片中,在无数其他的人中，四个小镇男孩被詹姆斯·惠特利绑架，他是一个精神错乱、眼睛温暖的精神病患者。当男孩们逃跑并被逮捕时，他为了使孤儿与死去的亲生父母团聚的怪诞追求陷入僵局。二十年后，惠特利在监狱火灾中逃跑，并决定完成他的使命。拉森侦探是惠特利以前的受害者之一，现在是警察，由于不偏不倚，他的伴侣和情人肖特韦尔侦探要破案，因此被从案件中除名。在愤怒和救赎的机会的推动下，拉森侦探独自追赶坚定的精神病患者，结果又回到了他曾经逃离过的陷阱。
Four small-town boys are kidnapped by James Whitley, a warm-eyed psychopath. His grotesque pursuit to reunite orphaned children with their deceased birth parents is halted when the boys escape and he is arrested. Fifteen years later Whitley flees during a prison fire and decides to see his mission through. Detective Larson, once Whitley's prior victim, is removed from the case due to impartiality leaving his partner, and lover, Detective Shotwell to solve the case. Fueled by rage and a chance of redemption, Detective Larson chases the steadfast psychopath on his own only to fall back into the same trap he once escaped as a child.
