Animal rights' activist Spencer McCullough is shot with a hunting rifle by his twelve-year-old neice, Charlotte and as the family tries to come to terms with what happened, Spencer's employers file a lawsuit against the owner of the weapon.
Terry and Laura Sheldon lose their 9-year-old twins in a flash flood. After a year of putting their lives back together, the couple, who are unable to have more children, decide to adopt a 10-year-old African American boy.