Munyika umo zvikara zvemashiripiti zvinorovesa kutya mumoyo yevanhu, vashoma vane rombo kubva kumhuri dzine mazita ane mukurumbira anozivikanwa semashiripiti anokudzwa vane kugona kushandisa mashiripiti uye kuuraya mhuka idzi, kusanganisira Earl weNorris. Stella, mwanasikana waEarl, anofungidzirwa kuti akafa mushure mekuroora Marquis Elliott ane chisimba uye akavharirwa mukamuri yepasi. Asi kamwe kamwe, anozviwana adzoka pazuva rekuvimbisana kwake uye anofunga kutiza kumba kwake achida kushandura mafambiro ake. Paanenge ari musango, anosangana naLucas, mwanakomana waEarl Bradley, uyo anoonekwa seasingakwanisi nekuda kwekushaiwa kwake kwemashiripiti uye asingakwanisi nekuda kwemuviri wake usingateereri kune chero mukadzi anobata. Pasinei nekuedza kwake, Lucas haakwanisi kudzorera masimba ake emashiripiti kusvikira asangana naStella, izvo zvinomubvumira kuti awanezve rimwe resimba rake. Kuti abatsire Lucas kudzorera zvizere masimba ake emashiripiti, vanopinda muchibvumirano chemuchato chegore rimwe chete. Zvisinei, kugaroonana kwavo kwomuviri kunotungamirira kukukwezvana, uye pakupedzisira vanoyambuka muganhu. Nemashiripiti aLucas iye zvino amutswa uye akawedzerwa zvikuru, anosunungura simba rake rechokwadi.
