Doug and Lois Riley are a grieving couple struggling to cope with the death of their daughter, Emily. Lois has become agoraphobic and isolated, while Doug leads a life of quiet desperation. They live separate, ghostly existences in the same house. During a business trip to New Orleans, Doug visits a strip club and meets Mallory, a troubled young woman in need of guidance and support. Instead of a brief fling, Doug finds himself drawn to her vulnerability and decides to stay in New Orleans, offering Mallory a fatherly hand while avoiding returning to his stagnant life at home.

Doug rents an apartment in the city and starts to build a paternal relationship with Mallory, helping her clean up her living situation and inadvertently beginning his own emotional recovery. Doug’s disappearance leaves Lois to face her fears and emotional paralysis. Determined to reunite with her husband, Lois takes a brave step toward overcoming her agoraphobia and drives down to New Orleans, leading to an encounter that will force all three to confront their past traumas and reevaluate the purpose and direction of their lives.