故事讲述美国电视明星多诺万(基特·哈灵顿饰)偶然与一位远在英国的年轻人结为笔友。随着二人关系被媒体曝光，多诺万的生活也发生了翻天覆地的变化。

　　During a raging snowstorm, a drifter returns home to the blue-collar bar located in the remote Canadian town where he was born. When he offers to settle an old debt with a grizzled bartender by telling him a story, the night's events quickly spin into a dark tale of mistaken identities, double-crosses and shocking violence. You're not going to believe what happened at The Oak Room.