Evelyn's death causes such grief to her children Calleigh and Kyler that they grow up estranged from each other, and even more so from their absentee father, Steven. As if it is her fate, Calleigh grows up to become a detective who is eventually assigned to get to the bottom of a spate of murders that strangely appear to have a connection to her mother's death. The investigation leads Calleigh back to her estranged family, forcing them to come to grips with their unresolved issues.