Vincent has recently become a father and is preparing the house for his newborn daughter's homecoming. His joy and excitement, however, turn into something darker when one of his neighbours (a sad, drunken man whose own children have recently thrown him out of the house) suggests a sordid future for both Vincent and his child. Something inside him snaps and he embarks on a psychotic mission of 'close cleansing'.

kenny是个有野心的苏格兰记者，正在考虑去美国发展的事宜，而他的妹妹Roberta是个唐氏综合征患者，多年来一直由母亲May照料，不幸的是最近母亲隐瞒多时的子宫癌病情恶化，有随时病危的危险，Kenny在事业与照料妹妹甚至还有与摄影师女友的恋情之间为难，体谅儿子苦衷的母亲May想的是不影响Kenny 的生活而决定用安乐死的方法把女儿永远带在自己身边照顾，Kenny得知了母亲的想法驱车赶往家中发现......