In a wealthy suburb of San Diego, CA, a divorce attorney, Tim MacNeil, and his wife Doreen enjoy a charmed life with their two teenage children. When one family member is brutally murdered, a blood relative's diabolical conspiracy surfaces.

In the seaside town of Cary, NC, the Britt family lives a charmed existence until the housing market crashes, igniting a blaze of greed that will leave one family member dead and another behind bars.