Na ve young unwed mother meets a serial killer and trusted him. She and her son live with Henry Lee Lucas unaware he has already killed his mother, she begins to suspect Lucas and learns he was convicted of murdering his mother and has spend ten years in prison already. She carefully plans to leave Lucas and he discovers her intentions and attempts to murder her. He holds her captive in his home for three torturous days before she is able to escape the butcher knife. Lucas stalks her for two years then foes on to murder his next victim.