Mike O'Conner is a deeply troubled young man who has had several run-ins with the law. The abuses of his past are never far from his mind, and he finds it hard to rise above them. His sister Kate has her act together, though, and she manages to rescue him from his latest downward spiral and get him a respectable job. Unfortunately, his boss, Art, is an impostor who killed the man who should have been his boss. They quickly form a strong bond, but as the summer goes on, Mike begins to suspect that something is amiss with Art.