As Duane Coulter lies unconscious and dying, his family gathers at the hospital. Separated by time, distance, and a fear of delving into their past, his children approach this reunion of siblings with ambivalence. While they have never questioned their love for each other and for their mother, their desire to live in the present and bury old hurts is strong. The gathering will bring to an end the decision each had made to never see their father again, while the impending death and funeral will inevitably mean a dredging up of the past. Can they find comfort in each other and forge stronger bonds, or will their secrets drive them apart again? The first to arrive is Scott. At age fifty, he has learned to accept his frailties and live with his problems, but has solved few of them. The fear of failing his loved ones is strong, and so are the barriers he places between himself and his family. Next comes Leal, the most successful, and outwardly, at least, the one whose emotions...

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