The Pit begins in a California suburb, where Jeanette and Neil live next door to each other, and where Bill once lived some distance away. The discovery of photographs of Jeanette in Bill's abandoned home propels Jeanette and Neil into Bill's sick world. They end up in Texas, where Bill lived after his family moved away from California. There they deal with a suspicious motel clerk and a number of suspi cious school officials as they track down Bill's former Texas home and uncover the grisly truth behind his behavior.