Drifter Ray Rucci (Michael Cavalieri) is called from California by his stepmother (Trisha Melynkov) because his stonecutter father, Tony (Harold Cannon), is dying. Back in Chicago after a 12-year absence, Ray finds sister Carlotta (Karin Akrgoud-Morrisey) bitter, his father emotionally drained, and family secrets beginning to surface. Winner of the Jack Nicholson Screenplay Award, the film employed a hand-held camera for most scenes. Shown at the 1998 Santa Barbara Film Festival.