Lydia' the middle and favorite child of Marilyn and James Lee' inherited her mother's bright blue eyes and her father's jet-black hair. Her parents are determined that Lydia will fulfill dreams they were unable to pursue -- in Marilyn's case that her daughter becomes a doctor' in James's that she is popular with a busy social life. When Lydia's body is found in the local lake' the balancing act that has kept the Lee family together tumbles into chaos.