A Dog's Life

One cool September morning, novelist Tim Russell is out walking his dog Umber, when he comes across a young dishevelled woman, camping out in the woods. Tim takes pity on her and invites her back home. Ann proves herself to be not only attractive but also a welcome companion for the lonely novelist and she moves in. One afternoon, Tim is badly hurt in a brutal, unprovoked attack and rushed to hospital. Suddenly Ann's relatives start coming out of the woodwork. Tim and Ann wonder if they've found the motivation for the attack after all. But then a local man is murdered...