In the late 1960s, Seymour "Swede" Levov is a successful Jewish American businessman with a seemingly perfect life. He has a loving wife, Dawn, a former beauty queen, and a talented daughter, Merry, who struggles with a severe stutter. Despite their outward suburban tranquility, the family’s life begins to unravel as Merry becomes increasingly radicalized by the political turmoil of the era. Her passionate opposition to the Vietnam War leads to her involvement in increasingly dangerous activities. One day, a horrifying act of violence tied to Merry’s activism shakes their community and transforms their lives forever.

As Swede desperately searches for his missing daughter, he confronts uncomfortable truths about his once-idyllic existence. His quest to understand Merry’s transformation and to find her causes him to reflect on the complexities of identity, generational conflict, and the American Dream. Frustration, anger, and heartbreak ensue as he grapples with the repercussions of choices made by both him and his loved ones. The narrative explores the profound disintegration of a family caught in the crosscurrents of a changing society, revealing that beneath the surface of an idealized life lie deep and tumultuous undercurrents.