John Wraith, a man in his mid-40s, regains consciousness in hospital to learn that his wife and daughter died in a car accident because he fell asleep at the wheel. To find solace, he retreats to a tiny remote coastal hamlet, where he comes across Jackie, a troubled teenage girl struggling to come to terms with her mother's murder during a vicious robbery at their home. A dangerous physical attraction develops between them. Despite the threat of discovery, they consummate their relationship, with devastating consequences.