Eddy Trout doesn't know his family history, and grim memories fester in his heart. Anymore, his heart merely pumps blood. He'd like to kill the damn thing and, hopefully, grow a new, more loving one. But how do you kill your nightmares? And what about the stranger who's making damnable claims of fatherhood? Should Eddy kill him, too? It wouldn't be the first time he's killed a man claiming to be his father.