An aging hippy is going through bad times. His wife has left him for a lesbian lover and taken their kids with her. His cancer, once in remission, has seemingly returned.

When he is found dead in his home with a gut full of antifreeze, 'the sweet killer', it is sad but not shocking that he looked for an escape in suicide.

This is a closed case, until a shocking confession reveals a maelstrom of lies and a story of cold-blooded murder.