Jonathan, a confident middle class white financier, has prided himself in what he believed was a firm grip on his emotions when it came to his work and, especially, his dealings with women. He has drawn lines for his life, and every aspect of that life has seemingly fallen perfectly within those lines. And Norma, an African American, a Southerner, a pastor's daughter of admirable character, has given anchor to those dreams. Then without warning, Isabella storms in. Can Jonathan and his carefully woven world survive her?