Peter is a young man living in a post-war coastal village with his Father; a useless drunk. He finds no solace in village life or comfort in the nature around him. Peter is a compulsive thief, struggling to understand or stop his urges. Interactions with the other villagers are either embarrassing or awkward. Fleeing after a near-botched burglary he goes to the top of Golden Cap to get rid of the evidence but after a chance meeting with George, an older member of the village, Peter finds himself caught in a bind; give himself up to the villagers or flee his home.
—Anonymous