Haunted by an accident he caused in high school, a damaged filmmaker is forced to go back to the scene of the tragedy and face the friends whose lives he ruined and a town that disdains him. Jumping between the present and an indie film he made about the accident reveals how the true events played out far differently than depicted in his movie.

泰雅·迪格斯饰演的是一位非洲裔的法官，他的儿子也被法官学院顺利录取，但当儿子第一天上学时，在一场纠纷中不幸被警察射杀，但在法庭上警察澄清了自己的行为，作为掌控正义的法官，他会做出什么选择？

　　在肆虐的暴风雪中，一名流浪者回到了他出生的加拿大偏远小镇。在蓝领酒吧里，他向年长的酒保提出通过讲故事来偿还他的旧债。当晚的事件逐渐演变成一个关于虚假身份、欺骗出卖和令人震惊的暴力黑暗故事。
　　你不会相信在橡树屋发生的事情。