Dr.NathanielShellner,75,hasledanextraordinarylifeasapsychiatristworkingwithtraumatizedpatientsfleeingwarzonesinrefugeecamps,earningaNobelPrizeforhiswork.Afterhavingonechild,Leonard,withhiswife,Lillian,theShellnersadopttheremainderoftheirfamilyfromthecampswhereDr.Shellnerworked.UltimatelytheShellnersincorporatedchildrenfromallovertheworldintotheirfamily:Tommy,Julie,Harry.AsDr.Shellnersuccumbstocanceronafrigid,icyday,thefamilyconvenesatthehousewherethecoupleraisedthechildrenforafinal,bittersweetfarewell.Or,that’stheideauntilallhellbreakslooseafterTommyarrivesandaccuseshisfatherofadoptinghischildrennotoutofconcernfortheirfuturewell-being,buttousethemforsomewarpedpsychologicalexperiment…