"Exit" is a fictional mystery that revolves around a character, named Lee "Pookie" McAdoo, whose earliest memories of her bleak past began while she and her brother were being driven to the town of Alabaster, Alabama by their mother. In Alabaster, they move into a poor neighborhood where their lives become entangled with neighbors, church members, and the boy with whom Lee falls in love. Without a high school education, Lee began her "Exit" out of poverty by becoming a famous recording artist. Years later, Lee returns to Alabaster and relives her past. But, she soon finds that reliving her past is too intolerable and searches for her second "EXIT" out of Alabaster. She must, however, solicit the help of a past acquaintance who has also experienced her own disappointments and tragedies. Can Lee persuade the acquaintance to lead her to the correct "EXIT" when the acquaintance is searching for her own "EXIT" .....?