Olivia Burton, 23, moves to California with her lover – Francis Morales, 24 – going against the wishes of the members of the respective family. Francis’s mother, Lillian, is a devoted Catholic that disapproves of her son’s coexistence and makes her feelings known in the form of violent, religious postcards. Despite these objections, young lovers settle in their new, interesting life. However, their blessing is interrupted after a strange accident leaves Francisc physically and mentally injured.