When Merry Jackson tries to help her daughter, Lori, break free from her abusive boyfriend, both their lives end up in grave danger.

When a mechanic falls ill, his 12-year-old son LJ Bobish wonders how they will cope financially. Secret meetings in the family's garage lead to a fatal visit.

After moving to North Carolina, Grace Minor gets a big promotion. However, her husband struggles to regain his position of power, forcing Grace to risk everything to keep her sons out of the crossfire.

Gina Edwards' dreams of her cousin living close by are dashed when her aunt's live-in boyfriend starts showing a darker side, and the women fight for their lives.

When Gabby McKenzie starts seeing a new man after a bad breakup with her son's father, it's not long before her family home becomes a violent war zone.

After Heather Reid's half-sister Maryann moves in with her and her parents, the once-orderly household is soon rife with tension that escalates to murder.