However, the U.S. Marshals (led by ) warn her that the town is a trap. The residents, including the criminal Brennan family, are actually her husband's killers. Unwilling to let the "witness" and her husband rest in peace, the Brennans track her down to silence her and prevent her from testifying against them. Stranded with only a local police officer, Randy (played by Matthew Lillard), Alyce must outwit the family’s violent members, including the sadistic Brennan and his deranged son Jamie , in a brutal game of survival.