Having made a cruel, unforgivable mistake, Eiva leaves Boston in an attempt to escape painful memories. Hoping that a secluded life will help her come to her senses, she rents an old captain’s house by the coast to finish her book. But peace is not found even here: at night, she hears strange sounds, and strange visions visit her. When the story of the house comes to light, it turns out that all the women who lived in it before were mysteriously killed or disappeared without a trace. And it’s the first owner of the house—the captain—who seems to be involved, unsettling Eiva’s solitude, wanting either to ruin or to save her…