Set in present time, a small town detective, mourning the loss of his 16 year old daughter more than a year ago, is vexed by depression and an attempted suicide. He is diverted from his malaise as he becomes embroiled in a teenage assault case that opens the doors of redemption for everyone.

“Linger” stars Scott Schiaffo (Clerks, Vulgar, Girls Night Out) as Detective Mike Tobin and Trish Gonnella (The Royal Tenenbaums, Sex in the City, The Sopranos) as Paula James, a teenager who claims she was attacked by her boyfriend, a Hispanic teenager from the other side of town. 

Tobin’s investigation leads him to quickly uncover that the boyfriend, Andre Hernandez, committed suicide a year ago when he became the prime suspect in an attack on Paula when he was alive. So is she covering up for the real attacker? Or did she simply feign the attack?

When questioned, Paula claims that Andre’s ghost has been repeatedly haunting her at the same spot in a park where he killed himself – the very spot she was attacked again. Paula expresses the guilt she bears for Andre’s death, believing that she allowed herself to believe that Andre was guilty of attacking her. Tobin identifies with her, as he bears tremendous guilt for the death of his daughter, blaming himself as an absent father in the girl’s life.

News of the paranormal attack hits the media, grabbing the attention of Laura Franks, played by Marlene O'Haire (Forensic Files) a paranormal researcher, who worms her way into Tobin’s investigation. She identifies the ghostly sightings as a ”residual haunting,” where a spirit will regularly appear at a significant place from its earthly life. She provides the skeptical Tobin with a possible resolution: “You clear the kid, you might clear the haunting.”

Tobin sees this is a possible opportunity for redemption. Clear the kid and he can relieve Paula of the haunting boyfriend and the guilt associated with him. And he gets to save a teenage girl – like his daughter – from another tragic end.