After his girlfriend’s death, 30-something-year-old Thymothy X Exler moves back home with his mother, Suzanne, to get stability, and then changes his name to Thyme. While out walking, Thyme witnesses a tragedy that changes the direction of his life. Meanwhile, Suzanne is stalked and threatened by a man she dated briefly and Thyme takes matters into his own hands, with kitchen utensils. Soon, the man begins appearing in the lives of Thyme’s friends with disturbing consequences. Thyme begins to hear the jingle of his dog’s collar occasionally, but his dog died years ago. And then Chastity disrupts things even more.