It is difficult to find work in a small provincial town, and Alice O'Hara - she is raising her daughter alone - decides to rent out a room. Its first guest is Clint Strong, whose car broke down on the road. After the death of his beloved wife and child, he wanders lonely around the country for several years, trying in vain to escape from the past. But car repairs are delayed, and Clint is forced to hang around in Flatville. And for a lone wolf this is very difficult. Not only because little Hannah constantly reminds him of his own dead daughter, but also because her beautiful mother interests Clint more than he can afford.