Two years after her adoptive mother dies during a family vacation in the Dominican Republic, 12-year-old Ella now lives alone with her adoptive father, Nolan. The two have formed a close father-daughter bond since her adoption at age 9 when Ella’s biological mother (Nolan’s cousin) was sentenced to a psychiatric institution. In Ella’s eyes, her father is perfect. She is willing to do whatever it takes to sabotage those who don’t feel the same. Things grow complicated when Nolan begins dating a new woman named Cecily, who has a 14-year-old son, Zander.