A man is brutally murdered by an unseen assailant. We glimpse the murder weapon: A steel spearhead with a scythe-like hook on the side, mounted on a shaft. Some days later and Jack Taylor is returning to his beloved Galway after having been away for a year. Jack is clean and sober. Now he's back, off the booze and determined to stay away from trouble| determined not to get suck...。Samuel和Beckett Emerson兄弟在父亲的阴影下艰难度日。他们的父亲Warren,赌博、酗酒将兄弟俩带回家的所有钱花光。生活的困窘消磨着人的意志,每个家庭成员都以自己的方式寻找着心灵安慰,莎士比亚,连环画,以及镜花水月的爱情。Beckett希望通过伪造偿还父亲的一些欠款。但随着Beckett计划失败,为了生活,这个家必须做些改变……。