This is the sad but comic story about the dysfunctional Morrison family, which used to own a general store in a small Massachusetts town. When Paul and his two brothers Fred and Morty were younger, they would work at the store with their father. When Paul's father suddenly died, the family lost the store and Fred disappeared. Seven years later, Fred sends a letter home that shakes the family to its core, sending them into a tailspin of bickering and backstabbing that doesn't end well.