The Suicides

It is 1892 and a disturbing number of young adults committed suicide in Sunny Harbour, New York. Alfred, a creative writer and student at Brown University, visits the eerie harbour town for the summer. He struggles with depression and is drawn to the story of Sunny Harbour's suicides.He discovers the mysterious place where all of the suicides' bodies were tossed. As he digs for more information, he is met with hostility from the townsfolk, especially from store owner Caleb McFarlane. Sarah, a closet writer, offers to help Alfred. The quest leads Alfred to a pistol duel with Caleb, who is Sarah's husband. As Alfred stares death in the face, he is left to wonder if his project was in vain. An unlikely ally steps in to end the showdown, but Alfred's salvation comes with a great cost that he may never recover from.