When the drained quarry reservoir in Millbury, Pennsylvania reveals a sixty-year-old car with a skeleton inside, struggling journalist Leo Fitzpatrick uncovers a mystery that shatters his sleepy hometown's peaceful facade. The deceased is Samuel Wright, a local man who vanished in 1972. But when Samuel's son David arrives seeking answers, they discover unsettling connections to Elmer Pyle—the town's recently deceased groundskeeper who'd been living in Wright's house for decades. As Leo digs deeper, he must decide whether some secrets are worth preserving, even at the expense of the story.
