ðə lˈaɪvz ʌv θɹˈiː vˈɛɹi lˈoʊnli pˈiːpəl—pɹˈɛɡnənt stˈɛf, ɔnðə ɹˈʌn fɹʌm hɜː vˈaɪələnt bˈɔɪfɹɛnd; mˈaɪkəl, ɐ pˈɛɾi θˈiːf hˌuː bɪkˌʌmz hɜː nˈaɪt ɪn ʃˈaɪnɪŋ ˈɑːɹmɚ; ænd dʒˈiːn, ɐ sˈɪkstijˈɪɹˈoʊld spˈɪnstɚ nˌɪɹɪŋ ðɪ ˈɛnd ʌv hɜː kɚɹˈɪɹ æz ɐ hˈaʊs sˈɪɾɚ—kəlˈaɪd dɹəmˈæɾɪkli wɪðˌɪn ðə ɡɹˈaʊndz ʌvðɪ ɪlˈʌstɹiəs wˈɔldən mˈænɚ, wˌɛɹ təɡˌɛðɚ ðeɪ sˈiːl ðɛmsˈɛlvz ɐwˈeɪ fɹʌmðɪ aʊtsˈaɪd wˈɜːld ænd bˈɪld ɐ nˈuː lˈaɪf təɡˈɛðɚ.
The lives of three very lonely people—pregnant Steph, on the run from her violent boyfriend; Michael, a petty thief who becomes her knight in shining armour; and Jean, a sixty-year-old spinster nearing the end of her career as a house sitter—collide dramatically within the grounds of the illustrious Walden Manor, where together they seal themselves away from the outside world and build a new life together.