The quiet, picturesque neighborhood of Sweet Orchard isn't what it seems. When John, the milkman, walks to the house of Susan, a Betty Crocker look-alike, gets drawn inside. The bright and tidy inside of Susan's house hides dark secrets that will take John by surprise. A struggle between Susan and John pits the two against each other for their lives. Dottie, Susan's next-door neighbor, sees what is going on and can end the fight. In the end, only the neighborhood book club ran by Susan holds the real clue of what is going on in the house.