Plot Synopsis

Based on the documentary "talhotblond" by Barbara Schroeder. Thomas Montgomery, a 47-year-old, hard-working family man, finds reprieve from his humdrum life by playing online poker with his buddies. During one of his poker games, he receives an invitation to chat with an 18-year-old girl with the screen name, "Talhotblond." Introducing himself as a younger U.S. Marine "Tommy," they begin an online relationship that quickly develops into a sexual obsession. His wife Carol, sensing her husband's emotional distance and detachment, soon unearths his cyber affair. She puts an end to it by revealing to his online lover that he is not who claims to be, but in reality a married father of two. Infuriated and betrayed by his lies, "Talhotblond" begins to flirt online with his co-worker, Brian. When Thomas learns of her rejection, he is thrown into a jealous rage that ultimately ends with him killing Brian. It is eventually revealed that it was in fact her mother who was posting online as "talhotblond" and posing as her daughter, who was unaware of her mother's crazy behavior.