An account of a young woman's attempt to permanently end the advances of her abusive step-father. After arranging his murder, Rosanne is shocked to learn that her mother's untimely arrival at the scene of the crime has put her behind bars.

Five friends celebrate their college graduation by driving to a remote cabin in the woods to enjoy their last days of summer. When one of them contracts a grisly and deadly sickness that causes her skin to fester and burn, the others soon realize if they get too close, they may be next. What begins as a struggle against disease, soon turns into a battle of friend against friend as the fear of the contagion increases.