Looking to earn money for his family, a young man in the early 1900s travels to Canada to join a small group of fellow Punjabis working in a lumber mill. While there, the men face difficult working conditions and a growing threat, as locals begin to fear the implications of a rising trend in foreign immigration.

After a hookup text leads to the discovery of a deadly overdose, a closeted bisexual man is confronted by his memories of the victim, and an old omen with newfound meaning.