May and her grandson, Bomber, count the days to September. May's son - Bomber's father - is on Death Row. At dawn, on September 1st, he will be executed. Bomber, emotionally abandoned by his grandmother, carries on in a camouflage of normalcy. Enter Edith, teenage local. Curious and oblivious, she hammers away at May's defenses and Bomber's indifference. Together, these three form an odd alliance. Over the summer, their off-beat encounters prepare them for the horrifying event they must somehow survive.