The extensive travels of being a journalist have uprooted the opulent Shannon from her civilized daily routine. She has pursued an article on crime which has led her treacherously to the isolated and infernal location of Cerise City. Once in the confines of the hellish city; Shannon unearths an entirely new investigative story for her vocation. However, with every moment spent within the sinister city; her deplorable circumstances become exceedingly worse. With a small stroke of fortune; Shannon meets a young, but rather dangerous boy, who has also found the need to employ survivalist tactics within the city. The journalist decides to remain on with the young criminal teenager. Despite the young boy's tendency for violence; Shannon manages to find comfort in the better part of the boy's hospitable nature. As their relationship develops; Shannon becomes completely reliant on the boy for safety; and eventually for assistance when the opportune moment arrives for her to escape from the insipid Cerise City.