Sincethedeathofhisparentsfourteenyearsago,BillyLynchhasbeenraisedbyhisover-protectiveauntCheryl.Butonceheturnsseventeen,heissoonsetonplanninghislife...withouther.He'splaningongoingontocollegeandisdatinglocalgirlJulie.Noneofwhichsitswellforhisaunt,who'slosteveryoneelseinherlifeandnowwithhernephewreadytoleave,ensuresshestartsonacampaigntokeephimwithher...forever.ButasherplansmisfireshebecomessweptupinacycleofpsychosisandfrenziedviolenceallbeingblamedonBillybyeveryoneelse...includingahomophobicdetective,who'santi-gayprejudiceissteadilyreachingitszenith...leadingtoanunforeseeableoutcomeeee