It’s 1978 in Murfreesboro, Tennessee, and Sally Ward, with a caring husband, two young children, and a fulfilling job as a teacher, is content with her life. Then, her wayward sister, Rita, moves back home, and her world is torn apart.
Rita apologizes for her past behavior, and for abandoning the family. Sally accepts her apology, and is happy to have her sister back in her life. Then, when disaster strikes, Sally must decide if she believes her sister was an innocent victim, or was the cause of the tragedy