Fire.

A child's cry.

Silence.

On a cold night four years ago, Erika's life came crashing down. Haunted by the tragic events of that night, Erika drinks to forget, stumbling through life forever on the verge of disaster.

But when she meets Patrick, a struggling British teacher, she begins to reexamine her memory of that terrible night, and finds that the version of events she has always believed might not be the truth after all.

There is a secret to be unearthed, one which might save her life.