Plot Summary:Orphan Mike O'Conner was abused from age three by his own dad, fled to Chicago to start a rock band but got dragged in bad mates' crime and convicted under probation. Mike's sister, Kate, managed to get him released and employed as assistant lighthouse guard under Adam Terrell, an author on sabbatical. However, Adam is murdered by serial killer Art Stoner, who takes Adam's place and identity. Art himself is the traumatized son of a prostitute, abandoned by the father, who had to watch his mother 'working' and got beaten, as if responsible, whenever her 'clients' hit her. 'Adam' seems to work out as Mike's substitute father, smacking him at worst, but their past starts catching up and Art being seen in action as Kate's lover poisons the triangle dramatically.
亚当在善良的外表下,却藏著一颗冷血无情的心,他在杀害一位教授后,藏身于一个偏僻的小渔村,在那里他认识了麦可并成为莫逆之交。麦可的姊姊凯蒂被亚当的文学气质深深吸引著,二人很快地陷入热恋…这会是亚当在猎杀前的怀柔手段吗?单纯的姊弟俩是否能及时发现他的真正身份?