When Jason Dyson refuses to make his prized fighter throw an MMA match, a notorious gangster collects his debt by killing the fighter and kidnapping Jason's daughter. Now he must train a prisoner to endure five consecutive underground fights to save her.

Charlie is a lonely teenager, home for the summer. What’s on Charlie’s mind is his brother, Francis, who’s been in psychiatric care the past year. Charlie’s been reading the journal that Francis left behind. Charlie’s mother, Mary, has left him in charge of the family dog, Sticks, for a few days. After Sticks starts bringing home strange bones from the forest, Charlie begins having mysterious dreams of events foretold in Francis’s journal. Charlie uncovers a deeply buried family secret, but on the other side of it, finds himself unsure of who or what to believe.