Set in Houston, TX, a perfect family shatters when the 12 year old daughter is hit by a car. Each family member deals with the pain separately and alone. Each feels guilt and blame, real or imagined. Upon graduating high school, Ian moves fifty miles away from the darkness at home. He begins a new life, working for Gulf coast Oil Refinery.
Two years later, Claire and Jack are on the verge of divorce. But when their son's life goes terribly awry, they are forced to re-examine their own lives in order to save their marriage, help their son and try to find a way to bring their family back together.
