When a mysterious woman enters her life and her pesky groundhog problem refuses to go away, an Indigenous woman begins to look for clues to explain the strange and unnerving things that are happening around her. As she does, she discovers a terrifying secret about the land on which she lives, and watches as her past, present, and future collide.

Year after year, villagers visit a well in the night to pay the gentleman who lives there a penny and wish for food, revenge, or familial bliss. And while the gentleman in the well may grant each villager their wish, he also tends to take more than just a penny from each who pay him a visit.