Lauren wants to rebuild her community, including her family home, in the aftermath of a devastatingly disastrous storm.

The story centers on around the mysterious death of repeat drunk driving offender Thacker and the discovery of his body in an alley behind the Marshalltown, Iowa, police department after his latest DUI arrest.

It follows staff and guests at the Hotel Fontaine in New York City during Christmas time.

Nicolette, a high school senior has bounced around from foster home to home. She started feeling hopeless when found herself pregnant by the school quarterback.