Ralph, a once-famous screenwriter and film director, is in his seventies and terminally ill. He has two final ambitions: to be reconciled to his long-lost son Michael and to ensure he does not become a burden to his devoted young wife. But Ralph wrecks all hope of reconciliation when he picks a fight with Michael’s girlfriend. He is then contacted by ‘The Visitor’, a sinister stranger whom he has hired to ensure a painless end to his life. But The Visitor plays a devastating trick…