Until the death of his widowed daughter, Jack Turner, syndicated columnist and amateur athlete, savored the solitude of his gay lifestyle in Laguna Beach, California. Its winter of 2002. He assumes legal guardianship of six-year-old Jamey Fitzpatrick, his only grandchild. The paternal grandparents, Rob Fitzpatrick, a steadfast conservative and esteemed corporate attorney, and Peg Fitzpatrick, his trophy wife and Newport Beach socialite, file a Petition of Termination in Superior Court pursuing full guardianship of Jamey. They allege gross immorality. Jack hires Kevin Stevens, pricey family law attorney and domestic partner to William Broderick, the man who Jack has been in love with for twenty-eight years. Jacks loss and guarded loneliness are grounded by Jameys love and innocent wisdom. But it is the depth of Jameys love that empowers Jack to stand his ground against one familys dogmatic Fundamentalist beliefs and prejudice.