An alcoholic writer, a self-destructive nymphomaniac teen, an elderly waitress, an abused young wife, a good-natured chef, a savage serial killer, and a tormented cop. Each uses cunning, instinct, and unscrupulous ambition to move beyond their stations in life. Their paths merge at a restaurant named City Cafe, here new friendships form and relationships blossom. Until Tommy Fielding is hired. Tommy is a psychopath with a sordid history and a deteriorating mind. What happens next places the group in grave danger and leads them into a horror that will unalterably change everything about their lives."