Young Marco, blissfully living with his grandparents, is
whisked away to a new school when his parents re-enter his
life. Befriended by Father McCool, Marco is groomed with
methodical precision, exclusive indulgences, and thrilling
sports outings. Slowly, he is introduced to alcohol and porn,
molested, and programmed for life with sexual perversions.
Years later, Marco self-medicates in a subconscious attempt to
suppress the lurid memories of dark secrets hidden behind
closed rectory doors and to control an insatiable appetite for
morally depraved behavior. He struggles to prove to himself
there is a virtuous self hiding deep inside. When he finds a
patient and understanding therapist, the reconstruction of his
twisted life begins. But by now the rippling effect of abuse has
spread throughout his dysfunctional family.
Marco crawls, wobbles and falls, gets back up, and continues
on his painful yet heroic journey to separate himself from the
shameful creature he'd become ... all the while juggling single
parenthood and his career along with his internal battles.
