Stewart Gilmour is back in his hometown of Stonemouth after an exile of five years. He had to abscond from the seaport town, which is controlled by two crime families, following a misadventure that resulted in the deep displeasure of the Murstons. He gets a chance to return to attend the funeral of the partriarch of the Murston clan, who always had a soft corner for him. What he felt would be a sober weekend affair turned out to be a succession of nasty and awful confrontations that eventua...