It's 'every man for himself' in this post-apocalyptic world, where a biological mistake has turned most of the population into cannibalistic eating machines. And that's just fine with R.J. As a matter of fact, this proud hermit has adapted well to the new world order. He's even got heat, food, and a rare clean water source. For three years, R.J. has contentedly spent his days in a dark, cramped, and heavily barricaded room, drinking tea and reading paperback westerns by candlelight. One night R.J.'s routine is disrupted when he warily lets in a desperate young stranger. He soon realizes the person he let in may be more dangerous that anything he's been trying to keep out.