Fran Eggars has been separated from her sister Elaine by both time and distance. But when she receives a late night phone call telling her that her sister needs her help, Fran puts her own life on hold and goes to her sister's hospital bed-side. While caring for her in her last months of life, Fran learns about the secrets Elaine has been keeping. Some of them are sad; some of them make Fran angry. Some of the secrets reveal violence and crimes that go unpunished. But they all bring the two long alienated sisters closer together just in time.