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A lawyer hires an actor to tutor him in recounting, to family and friends, a story that has long troubled him concerning events that transpired while attending the funeral of an elderly recluse. There, he caught sight of a woman in black, the mere mention of whom terrifies the locals, for she is a specter who haunts the neighborhood where her illegitimate child was accidentally killed. It is rumored that anyone who sees her dies. Together, the lawyer and the actor recreate the events of that dark and stormy night.

Set in a seedy Oklahoma City motel room, the play centers on the meeting between Agnes, a divorced waitress with a fondness for cocaine and isolation, and Peter, a soft-spoken Gulf War drifter introduced to her by her friend R.C. Agnes stays at a hotel in hopes of avoiding her abusive ex-husband, Jerry, who was just released from prison. At first, she lets Peter sleep platonically on her floor, but soon he joins her in her bed. Matters become more complicated as Jerry eagerly but violently returns to the woman he loves, expecting to resume their relationship. On top of that, there's a hidden bug infestation problem that has both Agnes and Peter dealing with scathing welts and festering sores—which convinces Peter he is a victim of secret military experiments. Their fears soon escalate to paranoia, conspiracy theories, and twisted psychological motives.

A press conference is held. Two opposing timelines are pitted against each other: a time-warped robot from the future and a dinosaur from the past defend their involvement in the “recent incident concerning the train.”