When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.

Guelia Pedat, raised Catholic by her overbearing mother, unknowingly suffers from OCD that manifests through an irrational adherence to religious rituals. After losing her faith and years after the death of her beloved older brother she still blames herself despite a lack of involvement.

A house painter in a small town turns to insurance fraud in order to pay for his brother's medical bills.