The eastern United States, Charles City, on the outskirts of Boston, is like a paradise lost forgotten by the rule of law. There is a large proportion of Irish working class in the city, the poor living conditions and breathless pressure in the region make people desperate, bank robberies occur from time to time, and everything becomes crazy and hopeless. One morning, the beautiful bank manager Claire Gisse (Rebecca Hall Rebecca Hall) is confronted by a group of robbers wearing skull masks, and she is taken hostage. Oddly enough, Claire finally survived unexpectedly, as if the accident of this morning had never happened. One day, she met the tall and handsome man Doug McRae (Ben Affleck Ben Affleck). The wonderful fate unfolded and their fate changed. The film is based on the original work of Cook Chuck Hogan.