Starling Prindle is trapped on the fourth floor of a parking garage in downtown Baltimore. He is inundated with thoughts of six cats lying dead with orange ribbons tied around their necks. Hours earlier, his wife strangled the cats to show her irritation with him. Unsure of what do to next, Starling begins a conversation with his 12-year-old brother who has been dead for thirty years. There are times when hiding in the past is the only place that's safe.