Returning to the isolated northern lake where he was raised, Willie is shocked to discover that two squatters have taken over his childhood home. His vague plan to become a hermit after university abroad is thwarted by this mother and daughter who have no choice but to accept his presence on the island. Weighing his life options, he begins to forge a new identity on a journey of self-discovery that unexpectedly unravels the central mysteries of his formative years – a mother who disappeared in a blaze, and a man who simply disappeared. The strangers in his home become an anchor of hope in a sea of uncertainties that can perhaps only be understood through the lens of love.