Afailed,reclusedirector,Max,movesfromNewYorkCitytoasmallseasidetownafterhiswife'sdeath.Hestruggleswithhisparentalroleoverhisson.Eddie,meanwhile,isbecomingincreasinglyinvolvedinthenot-so-undergroundcultureofdrugs,promiscuoussex,andgangviolencethatliesthere.ThechasmbetweenthemseemstobegrowingdespiteMax'sbestefforts.Maxjogsinthemorningsandroutinelypassesapsychic.ShespontaenouslypredictsthatonenightaserialkillerwillattackEddieonthebeach.Eddieissamplingvariousdrugswithhisfriend,Smiley,andhavingunprotectedsex.Heignorestheadviceofhisfatherasaruleandseemsbeyondhopeofredemptionintheeyesofmainstreamsociety.Heshowspotentialforbettermentwhenhepreventsthemurderofarivalgangmember.MaxsavesEddiefromtheserialkiller.