The main character, Mack Phillips, had a difficult childhood where he was abused by his father. He has managed to create a life for himself with his wife and three children until, one day, his daughter is murdered, which tears his family apart. He is summoned by a mysterious stranger to a cabin in the woods. He goes there, hoping to potentially find a clue to where he can find the killer, but he does not find anything and becomes despondent. Suddenly, he is visited by some quasi-supernatural strangers who accompany him from the cabin and help him work through his issues so he can get on with his life.
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