Eli, a convicted serial rapist, has just been paroled from prison after serving seven years and makes an effort to put his troubled past behind him by settling in a small town and taking a job at a local hardware store owned by his brother. Eli tries to jump-start a new life for himself in a small tight-knit community, but before long, the residence learn all about him by their own accounts and then eventually band together to dispense their own variety of justice - with grim repercussions to all involved.