Nonetheless, Francis feels like a man for the first time. He is as intrigued by getting to know Gloria as she is intrigued by his shyness and isolation. Even though the two are lovers, he continues to watch her through his peephole. He is shocked to find that Gloria isn t quite the person she pretends to be. As the mystery of what Francis sees unfolds, we are drawn deeper into the contrast between appearances and reality.
Nothing is as it seems.
Francis s mother s bizarre friendship with a plumber culminates in a startling discovery that leads to a brutal murder and revelations of buried violence. The pictures Francis develops at a fast photo processing outlet reveal yet another tragedy. Even the secrets that Francis thinks he s uncovered through his voyeurism are called to question. After all, the long years of emotional and psychological abuse may have permanently destroyed his mind. What really happened is not clarified and we are left to our own haunting conclusions.