Lucinda arrives at her father's house; a Gothic hulk bordering the whalers' cottages of Belle Rock and the clashing cliffs that lead down into the sea. It is already clear not all is as it should be.
A story about how a chance encounter between a woman trapped in an abusive relationship and a cynical lawyer leads to the former escaping her abuser's hold.
As Erza lives his ordinary life, in his ordinary town, with his ordinary friends, he comes to realize what he really wants, and he knows exactly how he will get it.