The Brogans arrive in Meadowlands and meet their neighbors: bad boy handyman Jack Donnelly, vivacious and bubbly Brenda Oglivie, and general practitioner Dr. York, all of whom harbor secrets as potentially devastating as the Brogans' themselves.

Danny is held by Wintersgill, who attempts to abstract a confession from him. But Danny is equal to Wintersgill's interrogation techniques. As a psychological battle develops, Wintergill's troubled childhood and what brought him to Meadowlands is explored.