Dez Duchiene travels to Winona, Minnesota when his brother, David, informs him their mother is missing. Soon after, a crisis hits Dez's husband's family, and he has to navigate the complexity of his own distant relatives and his tight-knit, vibrant in-laws. Secret identities, undercover operatives, political scandals, and a devastating car crash stand between Dez and the truth, and in the end he discovers a love that will buoy him for the rest of his life.