e puts off finalizing the divorce by retr cmui0 eating to his secluded cabin in the rural town of Tashmore Lake in upstate New York. Depressed and suffering from writer's blo ck, Mort is conf 0ronted one day by the mysterious John Shooter (John Turturro), a Miss issippi dairy farmer who accuses him of plagia i0rism. Shooter leaves Mort with his manus cript "Sowing Season" whic ui0 h he alleges was copied. Mort dismisses Shooter as a lunatic and throws the i0 manuscript away, but 0rhis cleaning ui0 lady digs it out of the trash and pr esents it back to him. With his curiosity piqued, Mort reads the story and is surprise d to discover its resemblance to his own story "Secret Window". During his walk the following day, Shooter accosts Mort when he explains his story was published years before Shooter's existed. He is given a three-day ultimatum by Shooter to provide the proof. i0 Mort sees a not ui0 e attached to h i0is do 0ror that says, "You have 3 days . I'm not joking. No police." That night, Mort finds Chico, his Australian Cattle Dog, s tabbed to death with a screwdriv i0er in his neck. Mort immediately suspects Shooter and re ports the incident to the arthritic Sheriff Dave Newsome (Len Cariou), who reacts with little enthusiasm. Mort later drives to his house where his estranged wife Amy is living, to obtain a copy o f the book and s ui0 tews outside as he watches her 0rleave with her new lover Ted. In New York City, Mort conta 0rcts Ken Karsch (Charles S. Dutton), a private i0investigator who assisted Mor in a previous incident identical to the c cmui0 eurrent situation ui0 . Ken travels to Tashmore Lake to w atch over the cabin and to interview T om Greenl cmui0 eeaf (John Dunn Hill), the only witness to Mort and Shooter's conversation. Later, Sh ooter and Mort have an argument that ends up in Mo 0rrt getti i0ng bruises on his wrists and being choked.
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