Actor Bill Paxton's directorial debut is the chilling tale of how a seemingly harmless father (Paxton) can slip into madness, become a serial killer & encourage his children to help. Years after terrorising a small Texas community, the ' God's Hand Killer' seems to have returned. Convinced that he knows the killer's identity, Fenton Meiks (Matthew Mc Conaughey) shows up at FBI Headquarters, intent on putting an end to the murderous rampage & relieving his conscience of his family's sinister secrets.