Leonard English, a sad and intense young man recovering
from a suicide attempt, moves to the Cape Cod resort of
Provincetown to work as a disk jockey cum private detective.
On his first day there, he encounters a beautiful young
woman and falls desperately in love with her -- only to find
out she prefers those of her own sex to men. English's first
assignment, a search for an elusive artist, proves equally
frustrating. As winter lengthens and Leonard's anguish
mounts, his desperate quests -- for the artist, for love,
for redemption -- take on an increasingly apocalyptic
coloring.