Ryan is a wealthy young attorney who seems to have the world as his oyster. However, all of his success has come as a result of an underlying bitterness towards the one person who should have been his biggest supporter. As he copes with the death of his mother and sudden death of his father he finds not only compassion but also support from unlikely sources. Numerous turns of events causes him to find support and love from individuals who were initially not an integral part of his life.