Under the skirt of the Appalachian foothills, Holt seeks solace from a former life he can't quite let go of. Once a devoted father figure to two boys and partner to a woman who, for some reason, had wanted to love him, he's haunted by regret and the ghosts of choices that drove them away.
He quietly longs for a way to prove to himself that he's more than the unfamiliar face reflecting regret in the mirror, but the universe appears all out of second chances for a man like him. That is until a small-town ghost from his past tracks Holt down, seeking help finding a missing person he knows all too well.
Reluctantly, Holt delves into the undergrowth, uncovering a tangled mess of not-so-organized crime that transcends both sides of the law. As factions head for an inevitable collision with him caught in the middle, Holt's interference reveals a chilling reality of forgotten people hidden in forgotten places. To protect himself and rescue innocent others, his only option is to confront the things he'd prefer to leave buried, watching as it all goes ... SLANTWISE.