A small town is shaken by a series of ominous killings in the days leading up to a heated mayoral election.
After bringing home the ashes of her infant son, a mother begins to believe that there's something alive inside of his urn.
An elderly Ruth is a loyal spouse who painstakingly cares for her mentally distant husband, Bert. She becomes so enveloped in her care giving that she fails to notice a drastic change in her life.
