Scientist and engineer Lauren Giulio knows she cannot ignore her inner voice anymore. Determined to unravel the mystery surrounding her deceased father's childhood and uncover the events that lured both her father and her down a path contrary to cultural and social attitudes, Lauren ignores her husband's concerns about her emotional well-being and travels to her father's home in Panni, Italy, with the hope of finding answers.

After Lauren's plane lands in Rome, her husband's fears become a reality when a cab driver shares intimate details of his family that disconcertingly mirrored...