
The humorous, poignant story of a declining New England town and its inhabitants, whose lives are deeply rooted in and influenced by the Knox River and its vacant mills, their class differences, and ghosts of the past.






The story of Empire Falls is the story of the Knox River, which spawned mills and factories that once provided the lifeblood of the town, and enabled the rise of the wealthy Whiting family.
Miles sees Jimmy in his car and tries to apologize, but the truce doesn't hold. Back in the Grill, Miles examines an old photo and realizes that Charlie Mayne was in fact C.B. Whiting.