When Michael Harding (Penn Badgley) returns home from the military school, he sees that his mother Susan Harding (Sela Ward) is happily in love with a man, David Harris (Dylan Walsh). Though he appears to be a perfect father and husband to the rest of the people, Michael doubts that his stepfather is not actually the man he appears to be. So he, along with his girlfriend Kelly Porter (Amber Heard), his actual father Jay (Jon Tenney), and Susan’s friends, tries to unmask the secrets of David, though they may be a bit late as David has other options to accept.