What happens when the local butcher of a small town, unable to accept the tragic and untimely death of his wife, decides to dig up her corpse and with the help of his two young sons, install it in a secretly prepared tomb on his farm?
On a moonless night in 1995, an event took place in the cemetery of a small town in South Africa that would shock the world and throw the lives of five people into complete disarray. On this night Nick Dekker, desperately lonely and unable to cope without his beloved wife Barbara, exhumes her embalmed corpse and installs her in a tomb on his farm. His two sons, 10 year old Matthew and 9 year old James are party to this creepy event and are sworn to secrecy. Nobody must know. And for twelve years, their secret is safe.
Nothing much happens in the quite town of Bethal and on the surface all seems normal. But on the Dekker farm, a strange ritual plays itself out every night. After putting the boys to bed, Nick shaves his beard, combs his hair and then walks the short distance to the secret tomb where he has installed a small bed for himself.
Why did he do it? What drives a man to dig up the corpse of his wife and resume such a macabre love affair?
