In 1981, Gia walks in on her boyfriend, Luther, doing the unthinkable. Years later they are not so happily married, and the demons they've hidden away come back to haunt them. Gia's niece, Anita, and the couples daughter, Eve, both pay a grave price for the sins of their past. Although Gia tries her best to keep the family together, fate will rob them of any chance at redemption. This Oedipal tale of a 20th Century family illustrates the love and the pain that are benchmarks of family secrets.