When Finn Deamer steals Zac Levin's "throw away" story idea and turns it into a best selling novel, friends to enemies with deadly results. They used to be best friends, Finn hanging off Zac's every word, Zac graduating from English Literature at the University of Sydney, while Finn is forced to go into banking following his strict father's footsteps. Therein lies the problem. Finn dreams of being an author, while Zac no longer believes in anything. It seems like stealing Zac's idea of a serial killer operating on Sydney Harbour is the ideal passport to kick-starting a career. But when the novel become a success, Zac changes his tune. What happens next is left to the reader's imagination.