In After Image, burned out crime photographer Joe McCormack (John Mellencamp) takes a leave of absence and returns to his childhood home. His Aunt Cora (Louise Fletcher), who raised him, is ailing and being cared for by Laura (Terrylene), a young deaf woman. Joe and Laura have an instant attraction but their romance is thrown off course when Laura experiences visions of upcoming murders. Together, they begin to unravel clues about the killer - and learn that the killer is dangerously close to them.