Blow the Man Down

Priscilla and Mary Beth Connolly are coping with the recent passing of their mother, Mary Margaret. This tragedy casts a shadow over their lives in the quaint fishing town of Easter Cove, Maine, as they navigate their grief alongside significant family loss.

During their mother's wake, Priscilla and Mary Beth greet family friends like Doreen, Susie, and Gail who come to offer their condolences. As the evening progresses, underlying tensions arise within the family due to troubling revelations about their mother's past.

Mary Beth uncovers that their mother had taken a massive loan to sustain their faltering fishmonger business. This shocking discovery places both sisters in a precarious situation, threatening not only their financial stability but also their home.

While at a bar, Mary Beth meets Gorski, a mysterious stranger, who leads her to a terrifying car ride. During this unsettling experience, she finds a gun in the glove compartment, which escalates her fear and prompts her to lose control of the vehicle.

After crashing the car, Mary Beth discovers blood and personal items belonging to a woman in the trunk. Horrified and in a panic, she reacts violently, stabbing Gorski with a harpoon and subsequently bludgeoning him to death with a brick.

Returning home in a state of shock, Mary Beth confides in Priscilla about the horrific event. They decide to hide their crime, dismembering Gorski's body with a knife and disposing of the remains in a cooler, which they then throw into the ocean.

The following morning, Priscilla discovers that her inscribed knife is missing, raising alarms about the evidence left behind. At the same time, Mary Beth stumbles upon $50,000 cash hidden in Gorski's shack, presenting a new complication to their already dire situation.

Officer Justin Brennan borrows the Connolly's boat and mistakenly identifies a body washed ashore as Gorski. The discovery sends shockwaves through the town, but it turns out to be a murdered prostitute named Dee, further complicating the unfolding events.

Family friends Doreen, Susie, and Gail confront Enid Nora Devlin, a long-time family friend, about her potential involvement in Dee’s death. Enid, who runs a brothel, grows suspicious of the Connolly sisters as they attempt to navigate these growing tensions.

As the sisters grapple with guilt and paranoia, they contemplate turning themselves in. Their hesitation deepens when Officer Brennan unexpectedly dines with them, complicating their already strained relationship as they struggle with the weight of their actions.

Alexis, another girl from Enid's establishment, begins to suspect Enid's role in Dee's killing. This revelation escalates the sisters' concerns, as they find themselves drawn deeper into a web of deceit and fear within the community.

In a tense confrontation, Enid blackmails the Connolly sisters, demanding the return of the bloody knife in exchange for keeping her silence about their crimes. This moment marks a turning point, deepening their involvement in a dark scheme spanning multiple parties.

They return to Enid to reclaim their knife and return the money, but Enid, in a state of drunken reflection, reveals her own demons. Meanwhile, tensions erupt within the brothel, culminating in Alexis's surprising action against Enid in a fit of desperation.

As the cooler containing Gorski's remains washes ashore, it becomes a focal point for the expanding investigation. Local authorities begin to piece together the sisters' connections to the unfolding violence and crime within their town.

In the conclusion, Priscilla and Mary Beth walk through Easter Cove, passing friends entangled in their own deceptive schemes. The sisters are left to ponder the profound impact of their choices and the intertwined fates that will forever mark their lives.