▁York , ▁lives ▁a ▁lon ely ▁life . ▁He ▁becomes ▁inf atu ated ▁with ▁and ▁mar ries ▁a ▁v iva cious ▁local ▁woman ▁named ▁Pet al . ▁Pet al ▁is ▁an ▁un fa ith ful ▁wife ▁and ▁a ▁neg lig ent ▁mother ▁to ▁their ▁six - year - old ▁daughter , ▁Bun ny . ▁Pet al ▁runs ▁off ▁with ▁a ▁lo ver , ▁taking ▁Bun ny ▁with ▁her . ▁So on ▁after , ▁Pet al ▁and ▁her ▁boy friend ▁are ▁killed ▁in ▁a ▁car ▁accident . ▁The ▁police ▁return ▁Bun ny ▁to ▁Qu o yle , ▁inform ing ▁him ▁that ▁Pet al ▁sold ▁her ▁to ▁a ▁black ▁market ▁ad option ▁operation ▁for ▁$ 6 , 0 0 0 . ▁▁ ▁Short ly ▁before ▁those ▁events , ▁Qu o yle ' s ▁elder ly ▁parents ▁committed ▁suic ide ▁together . ▁Qu o yle ' s ▁a unt , ▁Ag nis ▁Hamm , ▁arriv es ▁to ▁pay ▁her ▁respect s ▁to ▁her ▁late ▁brother , ▁though ▁her ▁real ▁mot ive ▁is ▁to ▁ste al ▁Guy ' s ▁as hes ▁( which ▁she ▁later ▁d umps ▁down ▁an ▁ou th ouse ▁hole ▁and ▁ur in ates ▁on ). ▁Ag nis ▁is ▁moving ▁to ▁the ▁ancest ral ▁family ▁home ▁in ▁New found land , ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁abandoned ▁for ▁ 4 4 ▁years . ▁Ag nis ▁agre es ▁to ▁stay ▁a ▁few ▁more ▁days ▁to ▁help ▁Qu o yle ▁through ▁his ▁recent ▁tur mo il , ▁then ▁persu ades ▁him ▁to ▁move ▁to ▁New found land ▁with