Plot Synopsis

Based on a short story by Stephen King. Tess Thorne, a famous and revered mystery and thriller writer, faces a long drive home following a book-signing engagement. Prompted to take a shortcut at the suggestion of the event's planner, Ramona, Tess sets out to return home. But while driving on a lonely stretch of New England road, her tire blows out, leaving her stranded. Relieved when another driver stops and offers assistance, she quickly discovers her savior is actually her assailant, a serial killer who repeatedly assaults her. Left for dead in a drainage pipe to rot with the bodies of his other victims, she escapes and makes her way safely home. With her fragile mind beginning to unravel, she is determined to find her rapist and seek revenge, as payback is the only thing holding her together.