Thorne, a white contractor, begins dating his client, Natalie. Any interracial relationship is complicated to begin with, but soon Thorne begins discovering dark secrets about his own family. Before long, he learns that his mother isn't really his mother and many of the people who he trusted most had helped him to build a life based on a lie. As Thorne begins to buckle under the weight of his family's secrets, it's up to Natalie to teach him to live again.