After paranoid schizophrenic Thomas Birdsey has a violentpublic breakdown, Dominick Birdsey finds himself stepping upto defend his identical twin brother in unexpected ways. As henavigates the fallout of Thomas' actions, Dominick reflects ontheir childhood growing up under the tyrannical rule of theirvolatile step-father, Ray, and their persistent desire toknow the identity of their biological father. Dominick crossespaths with the prickly Nedra Frank as he attempts to have hisgrandfather's manuscript translated from Italian into Englishas a gift for his ailing mother.
