After losing her teaching career in the Catholic school system, a transgender woman has a profound impact on the lives of two children–one with two fathers in marital strife, and the other a recent transplant from a conservative household. When the children form a unique bond, new questions and old prejudices erupt.

One night in New York City a young teenager steals a gun and sets out to kill his father's mistress. The boy's two best friends try to stop him.