在宁静的小镇瓦克斯特德，一场看似意外的死亡打破了原本平静的生活。警方最初认为这只是一起悲剧事件，但随着调查深入，案件逐渐揭开隐藏在小镇多年的黑暗秘密。 警探艾玛与汤姆负责调查此案，却发现死者背后牵扯出一张由谎言、背叛勾连而成的关系网。随着越来越多的疑点浮现，他们不仅要寻找真正的凶手，还必须面对小镇居民刻意掩盖的过去。 当所有人都试图推卸责任时，谁才是真正应该承担罪责的人？

About a pompous, aging alcoholic and a tourettes-inflicted ten-year-old boy who are forced to spend a week together at a high-end hotel. The only thing these two have in common is that they are both difficult to like. The hotel serves as their shared escape from the outside world and the problems it presents.