Peter Gregory, a 35-year-old high school English teacher with an ex-wife and kid
s, tries to drown himself in the Ohio River. Failing to manage even that, he dec
ides to hitch a ride east, fleeing the state and escaping accusations of rape an
d murder. As he assumes and discards aliases along the way, he believes that he
can begin again, a fresh start - but the past has a habit of catching up with al
l of us, no matter how fast we run...
