Timothy 'Moth' Turner is a postgrad student and recovering alcoholic. Estranged from his family, Moth's only lifeline is his uncle Ed. When Ed doesn't turn up for a meeting, Moth gets worried. Ed is found shot dead in his apartment in an apparent suicide, but Moth can't believe his uncle would take his own life. And soon, after a little bit of digging, Ed is on the trail of a psychopathic killer known only as Student...