Mračni gospodar Sauron traži Jedinstveni Prsten kojim će pokoriti Međuzemlje. Prsten se našao u rukama mladog hobita Froda Bagginsa, koji ga mora uništiti kako bi porazio Saurona i njegove snage. Sudbina Međuzemlja ovisi o Frodu i osam njegovih prijatelja iz Prstenove družine.
On October 14th, 1941, in the rural West Coast town of Kowhitirangi, Stanley Graham is a financially struggling recluse. He is accused of poisoning his neighbour's cattle and threatening his neighbours with a rifle. Local Police Constable, Edward Best, arrives to resolve the situation. Graham soon threatens to shoot Best and so he retreats for backup. Best returns with three other Police officers from Hokitika to confront Stanley.