Welcome to Gull's Mercy, a rain-slicked, coastal Pacific Northwest town trapped between a freezing ocean and an ancient, whispering forest. Three days ago, nineteen-year-old Clara Finch vanished. The local authorities have closed the case, but her closest friends refuse to let her go.

Now, huddled in a dim booth at the local tavern, the group has just recovered Clara's watch from the harbor. They are desperate, terrified, and completely split on what to do next.