Coreen Treadwell heads a prominent social welfare agency, but she is haunted by her past. Raped and impregnated as a teenager, she gave up her baby, Frieda, without ever seeing her. The legacy of violence continues in her daughter's life. Sexually abused by her adoptive father, Frieda vows vengeance on Coreen for abandoning her. Now, tracking Coreen down, Frieda is determined to destroy her mother's comfortable life. But when the two meet, they are both unprepared for the results.