In 1870 Friendship, Wisconsin, a small town of Scandinavian settlers still suffering the repercussions of the recent Civil War. When faced with a new and even deadlier threat, one man is forced to make a harrowing choice: save his young family or defend the community that gave him a second chance at life and meaning.

A family man buys a domestic android after his wife's hospitalization. The android develops obsessive attachment, manipulates the household, eliminates perceived rivals, and ultimately attempts to claim his wife's heart literally.