On the lost side of town in an old, dingy trailer, a single shot echoes through the night air. Two people die. One instantly from the bullet; another over a lifetime from pulling the trigger.
Dr. Trevor Parker is a psychiatrist, a gifted technician skilled at helping others restore their lives. But for all his expertise, he can’t seem to piece together his own shattered soul … or overcome the disdain he feels toward his son, Tony.
Years of his father’s anger have crushed Tony’s spirit. Lost and desperate for even a shred of his father’s love, Tony descends into an abyss of reckless choices. But his father only grows more distant, and Tony soon discovers the devastating consequence of his behavior – watching himself slowly die.
In the wake of his son’s suffering, Dr. Parker is awash in an unsettling mix of compassion and confusion. His tears are a mystery to him. Is he crying because he might lose his son to death? Or because his son feels alive to him at all?
Before their relationship is able to mend, however, a new threat arises. Marcus Brewer. A troubled soul, he escapes from prison with one thought on his mind: revenge against Dr. Parker, the man who put him there. And his target? Dr. Parker’s son, Tony. As painful memories are resurrected and secrets exposed, Marcus Brewer and Dr. Parker strive to overcome their pasts – and their true identities – while the schemes plotted against Tony threaten to exact their devastating toll.