A picture-perfect suburb - but what do citizens do when their pretty facade crumbles?
In "The Honeyman", a couple from the suburbs, Tim and Fine, come across an anonymous warning about the 'Honeyman', a neighbour who was previously convicted of paedophilia. This news alarms the otherwise idyllic community and sparks a controversy. Fine and other neighbours argue for immediate action against the Honeyman, while other community members insist on letting bygones be bygones. Tensions rise when there's an arson attack on the Honeyman's shop with Fine landing in the suspect line. In the meantime, Tim discovers another neighbour, Robert, is responsible for the arson attack, having also maintained a belief that his son fell prey to the Honeyman. Tim, however, chooses to keep this discovery under wraps to protect the community. Tim manages to vindicate Fine from the arson attack allegations by offering their wildlife camera footage to the police. Despite this, the couple continues to be ostracised and shunned by their neighbours. Fine bears the brunt of this suspicion, enduring a sense of mistrust even after her name is cleared. Disillusioned and disheartened, Tim and Fine decide to leave their suburban paradise behind and return to the city. The story is a compelling social drama painting the marring of an idyllic community and the upheaval in the life of an innocent couple, brought about by an anonymous warning.
"We were all so drunk with happiness to be here, in Fischbach, that it didn't even occur to us that anything could threaten this idyll. And when the time came, we refused to believe it. It couldn't be what wasn't supposed to be."
