A fluke meeting in Paris brings the past into focus for two very different strangers. Gary Silverman, whose encounter with Rafael Jerome in 1949 led to a lifelong sense of loss, and Jeremy Jerome, clueless about his father's misadventure in flashy Hollywood, circa '49, who must deal with the consequences once Gary discloses misalliances.

Always the dutiful son, Jeremy is determined to unearth his father's true legacy. He follows his intuition that takes him to Ottawa then Calgary to find decades-old answers to a family secret.

Rafael Jerome plumbs the depths of unrequited love along with the deficits that so often unfurl moving forward.