In the cold reality of his mother's hospital room, Aidan, a playwright, seeks to find closure.  He retreats into his work, drawing material from circumstances surrounding his mother's life.  As he weaves his tale, his siblings Hannah, Garvey, and his sister-in-law Robin, question his right to appropriate their lives into his play. It is through these real confrontations, and his exploration of memory and art, that Aidan comes to terms with truth, death, and the real meaning of family.