When betrayed by his family, a man calling itself Fred Moreau escapes with a briefcase full of stolen money. He hides in a cottage on the shore of Lake Kaionwahere, believing to be quiet with his dog Jules. Soon, however, he meets his only neighbor, a mysterious fisherman, and a dancer who is hiding from him while a policeman in love with her trying to find her. While a criminal on the run was seen in the area and a mysterious drowning remains found, Fred begins to suspect that a mystery surrounds the lake.