During the cold and rainy off-season a man arrives in a seaside town and, giving his name only as Pierre, checks into the only hotel which remains open. His arrival arouses curiosity and a degree of suspicion, as people note that he appears to know the area, yet gives no explanation for his presence at that bleak time of year in the dead-end town.。当他的朋友的16岁儿子因双重谋杀而被捕时,比利·麦克布莱德不情愿地被拉回刑事辩护。。