From the trial of the survivors, we flash back to amoral crook Ralph Cotter's violent prison break, assisted by Holiday Carleton, sister of another prisoner...who doesn't make it. Soon Ralph manipulates the grieving Holiday into his arms, and two crooked cops follow her into his pocket. Ralph's total lack of scruple brings him great success in a series of robberies. But his easy conquest of gullible heiress Margaret Dobson proves more dangerous to him than any crime...

小大卫麦克林有一个问题——镇上所有的成年人在看到奇怪的灯光在他家附近的一座小山后不久就开始做出奇怪的行为。随着越来越多的成年人受到影响，他必须向漂亮的布莱克医生寻求保护。最终，他必须以一个不同寻常的结论来面对自己的恐惧。