The family bonds we forge are the anchors that tie us to this earth but they are often the hardest to understand. LIVING WITH THE GRAY TONES is a complex story that investigates how a single, barely remembered event can occur in the lives of four siblings, that alters the paths they choose and their perception of the people they have become. The story of Charlene Gardner as she returns to her home town after 25 years. She visits the grave of the brother she barely remembers only to find out the towns people believe he raped and killed three young girls before he died. In a quest to know the truth, she enlists the help of the friends she grew up with. Together they discover a web of family lies and untold truths that has shaped the paths of the remaining Gardner siblings. She expected to find gray tones but found blood on her family name instead.