四個獨立而有少許牽連的故事。描述各主人公因各種生活困境而出現的各式極端暴力行為。

入住戒毒中心的兒子班 (路卡斯赫積斯 飾)在平安夜突然出現，愛子心切的荷莉(茱莉亞羅拔絲 飾)雖然歡迎他回家團聚，但為免他再入歧途，決定24小時監視班，可惜班竟蓄意逃離她的視線。荷莉連夜追查班的下落，更不惜與毒販對峙，漸漸發現班的暗黑過去，可能會危害班甚至一家人的生命安全，荷莉對兒子無條件的愛開始動搖…

This is a story about family relationships, set in the time before and during the American Civil War. Ethan Wilkins is a poor and honest man who ministers to the human soul, while his son Jason yearns to be a doctor, helping people in the earthly realm. It is a rich story about striving for excellence, the tension of father-son rebellion, and the love of a mother that can never die.

A young man returns to his parental home where his mother has lived alone as a widow for many years.

Juan, a worker goes to visit his mother after a long time working but his sister prevent him from seeing her. When he discovers the state in which his mother is, he sees that his brother and sister had been deceiving him to receive his money.