After their father's death, siblings are persuaded by their fortune-hungry mother to hide in the attic of their grandparents' house, where they endure unimaginable treatment at the hands of their grandmother.

A decade after Cathy, Christopher and Carrie escaped from their grandparents' attic at Foxworth Hall, they attempt to put their sordid past behind them, but discover that certain secrets can't be left behind.

When a mysterious woman moves in next door to Christopher and Cathy and befriends Cathy's younger boy Bart, he begins a transformation that leads to a tragic revelation about the family's long-hidden secrets.

The lives of Bart and Jory, Cathy's two adult sons, are fuelled by deeply troubled relationships, dark secrets and misfortune that come to a head in a way that will haunt the family and its progeny forever.