When his wife dies in a hit and run, his son is taken into care. Ben slowly starts to build a new life, he attracts a new partner, his son absconds from care and is returned home by a serial killing stand up comedian.Does this help or hinder in his quest for his wife"s killer? The lead police officer on the case is more interested in his girlfriend, in any girl, rather than solving the case. As his search leads Ben deeper into the grimy sleaze of the local underworld he begins to understand that perhaps he hasn"t really known his wife at all.