It's Oscar's first day of working at Bradbury Asylum, where the helter skelter patients are killing each other - when the staff aren't trying to first. He reports to Dr. Isaac Cole who has taken a keen interest in Angelica Zacherly, survivor of the East Willard massacre. If the holidays weren't stressful enough, not one but two Santa-clad slashers have arrived on the scene with opposing motives. From padded walls to splattered doors, Oscar's about to learn that minimum wage can be murder.
When a desperate man toils to to get home in time for his wife's birthday, he's gets sidetracked by Lou and Tony, who mistake him for the drill-man of a bank heist. This motley group's bizarre and illegal activities result in a strange lawman nipping at their heels. As time grows short and threatens to make him miss his wife's special day, he feels trapped by the wages of his own sin.