A decade into his early retirement, Dylan Massey is enjoying life in the forest with his dog, organic garden, and a dozen pot plants. His world crashes down, however, when the mother of a missing girl implicates Dylan in her disappearance. While being hunted for kidnapping, murder and assault, Dylan speeds through car chases with drag queens, back-alley drug deals, seedy strip clubs, the Seattle art scene and the path of a hired killer with girlfriend problems. Deep within the smoke-choked marijuana culture of the Pacific Northwest Dylan struggles to discover some light of truth through all of the haze.

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Tags: B. Billy Curtis, Secluded Parking, ABNA Semifinalist 2008