In 1997. a boy goes missing from an informal settlement in PE. When a suspect's alibi doesn't check out, he's brought in for questioning, where he confesses to more than just the boy's murder.

With a fragmented backstory mainly based on first-hand account, we learn about the troubled past of Stewert "Boetie Boer" Wilken and the abuse he suffered as a young child.

South Africa is amid a nationwide killing spree with multiple mass murderers on the loose. Stewart remains anonymous, but his methods evolve into darker, more depraved acts of violence.

Twenty-five years later, the possibility of parole brings Stewart's now grown children back into his life, asking pertinent questions about their past and what hope there is for a future.