After serving a three-year sentence for a drug-related robbery, Sherry (Maggie Gyllenhaal) emerges from prison feeling redeemed and ready to parent her young child. But she finds that no one--especially her sister-in-law (Bridget Barkan), who has served as guardian to Sherry's daughter--trusts her to live responsibly. As a result, Sherry soon gives in to her self-destructive impulses.