There are three routes from Castle Rock to Castle View: Route 117, Pleasant Road and the Suicide Staircase. In the summer of 1974, the twelve-year-old Gwendi Peterson every day climbs the stairs, held strong, albeit rusty from time to time, with iron bolts.
One day, Gwendi calls a stranger: “Hey girl! Come on a minute. We need to talk. ”
On the bench in the shade sits a man in black jeans, a black suit jacket and white shirt, unbuttoned at the gate. On his head is a small neat black hat. The time will come and she will become the heroine of Gwendi's nightmare dreams ...