Plot summary

Having found the man of her dreams in the shape of handsome Mervin Farrell, a perfect stranger with more than a few skeletons in his closet, ecstatic Paula decides to tie the knot. As Mervin tries hard to make a living and fit in a tight-knit community in mid-1970s Melbourne, the past comes back to haunt him when his old fresh-out-of-jail mate, James Stewart, a brutal man you don't want to mess with, shows up at his front door. Now, as a sinister undercurrent of silent violence threatens the couple's newfound bliss, more and more, James drags Mervin into a cruel, ugly, and bloody world--one that Mervin swore to leave forever behind. What will it take to wipe the slate clean and bury the past?—Nick Riganas