The news explodes across the world's headlines:
CHILD MURDERS HER ARTIST MOTHER'S LOVER

Because of this one savage act a family's morals are laid bare. And a group of widely differing people are forced to face their moments of truth:

Luke Carey, whose entire life was changed by a late-night telephone call.

Nora, his first wife, a brilliant artist, who believed that her only responsibility was to her ever-demanding body.

Dani, their daughter, fourteen and confused in an adult world.

And Rick, a gigolo, loved passionately by both mother and daughter.