20世纪70年代，体弱多病的小男孩比利（Cainan Wiebe 饰）降临人间，他不曾感受到父母的温暖，反而自幼备受虐待。他的母亲（Karin Konoval 饰）甚至串通情人杀害了比利的父亲，而这一切都被这个只有5岁大的小男孩看在眼里。可怜的比利从此被母亲囚禁阁楼，度过了黑暗而漫长的童年时代。某个圣诞夜，长成青年的比利（Robert Mann 饰）逃出樊笼，并将母亲和继父残忍杀害，而同母异父的妹妹爱格尼丝（Dean Friss 饰）也被弄瞎一只眼睛。
　　15年后，比利家早已废弃的房子被改造成某学校的校外宿舍，八个青春靓丽的女生以及舍监芭芭拉（Andrea Martin 饰）住在这里。但她们很快发现，传说中的凶残比利似乎就在自己身边……

　　Jennifer Shannon can always find a diamond in the rough, when it comes to garage sales, that is. Whether it's a new antique to sell at her consignment shop, an Atari game for her son or a piece of furniture for her handy husband Jason to refurbish, she has made a career out of her treasure hunting prowess. When a string of burglaries hits her town, Jennifer's keen eye for detail and her natural problem solving instincts even help her see the connection between these burglaries and local garage sales! Jennifer works with Detective Adam Iverson to investigate her theory that the perpetrators of the burglaries are fellow garage sale regulars. The case escalates to dangerous levels when Jennifer discovers the dead body of her friend. Even though the deceased's husband, Ben Douglas, finds nothing missing in their house, and the police label the death as accidental, Jennifer suspects that the death may be related to the burglaries.

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