When Marilyn was just 17, she fell in love with James, Angie's father. The only thing Marilyn can tell her daughter without bursting into tears is that he died before she was born. At 17, Angie finds a photograph that makes her need to know what really happened to her dad. She decides to follow the only clue she has: her uncle's name. She is not sure how the search for her identity will actually end.