A cul-de-sac in a suburb becomes mother Karen Christianson when she is brutally murdered in her own home and a literal dead end for wife. In the aftermath of the episode, the teenaged daughter Ellie of Karen begins showing eccentric behaviours as she slowly acquires her mum's demeanor and mannerisms. Karen's husband Ben promotes a less-than-innocent interest from the sultry livein grandma, Lena of your family.