The power of severe weather in the Midwest force dramatic changes in the lives of Angie Locke and her brother. Orphans at a young age, they are cast into foster care but not forgotten. They face hardship as teenagers as the dominoes fall against them. Angie finds strength, confidence and determination as she matures into a young adult. She is driven to find the person she believes is responsible for the altered course she and her brother endured growing up.