Laurelle Davidson, a woman in her thirties, discovers a terrifying truth behind her parents' death twenty six years ago: they are alive. Her sister Irma Neville lied to her. They did not die in a car accident; and this truth was kept from her because the reality was more horrific. And now Laurelle struggles to face it. She is barely pleased to go on a date with Patrick Chadwell, keeps cancelling it, buries herself in websites stories, online fandom, which sets off an obsession for William Black, a radio presenter who has a wheelchair bound brother Jeffrey Black and is suing his girlfriend Annette Jupanville for breach of contract regarding the adoption of a boy. All the while, she ponders an important question for her: Will she gain anything by meeting with her biological parents, or should she continue her life as if nothing was different?