Carl Bessai is one of Canada’s foremost observers of society and behavior, and he brings his keen eye to the story of three strangers forced to confront an ugly, tragic past and deal with the impact that one event is having on them in the present. Catharine, Walt, and Jordie have all been touched by the death of Nicky in a traffic accident two years before. As a grieving mother, Catherine is consumed by deep-seated rage and pain that are forcing their way to the surface ? and destroying what remains of her family. Walt is in the grips of a midlife crisis, exacerbated by his new lover’s reminder of their previous courthouse meeting. And Jordie was Nicky’s best friend, whose taboo affair is the catalyst for a violent confrontation with his estranged father ? a confrontation that results in redemption and closure for all three.