His second wife divorces him citing no reason. Boredom, another man? He never finds out. The company he works for folds. Taking a job in far away upstate New York. he rents an empty farmhouse on Coal Yard Road giving his only companion and loyal friend, his dog, a huge yard to run in. Winter and his new job are both harsh and endless. A seemingly random discovery forces him to examine his past soul-scared wounds. Starting with his early childhood and moving forward he comes to an honest reckoning of his independent self.