Into the confines of Waverley Nursing Home steps Lisa, a voluntary worker whose life has been scarred by emotional and physical abuse. Firstly, by her mother then by her Attorney husband, Gary. Tormented by her own painful past, she becomes a guardian angel for the suffering residents, particularly Harry whose own life had been one of hardship and suffering. under the hands of the Japanese in the second world war. Olga, a survivor of the Holocaust, was another resident Lisa befriends and to them she offers solace in the most controversial way possible.

Will Lisa's acts of mercy truly be the salvation she believes them to be, or will they unleash a chain of devastating consequences? Into the picture comes Douglas, a flawed character who harbours a deep secret which leads him down a treacherous path. Haunted by his own demons, he too seeks an elusive redemption that seems forever out of reach.

As these two souls collide, their actions ignite a series of events that will test the boundaries of morality. In a world where right and wrong blur into shades of grey, will they find absolution or be forever consumed by their own darkness?