Bloomfield is a town of tradition, ceremony, and wholesome values. For years, the Bibsin family has been a source of scandal for the neighbors of this small community.

Sean Bibsin knows one thing for certain. He outlived his mother. After being diagnosed with AIDS, he was estranged from his mother and the home he grew up in. But on the day of her mother's burial, and under the protection of his sister, Shelly Bibsin, reconciliation has a way of taking root in the strangest places.