When Paul Weber is approached by an intriguing widow to write a book about her "highly influential, but criminally obscure" husband, Alfred Tomas, Paul thinks Tomas will be his first step towards achieving literary glory. But the more he learns about Tomas, the more he begins to question the quiet family life he leads with his wife Sylvia and their young son Josh.
When Paul Weber is approached by an intriguing widow to write a book about her "highly influential, but criminally obscure" husband, Alfred Tomas, Paul thinks Tomas will be his first step towards achieving literary glory. But the more he learns about Tomas, the more he begins to question the quiet family life he leads with his wife Sylvia and their young son Josh.