Frank Mayhew has watched, through repeated tragedies, the size of his family grow smaller and smaller. The recent passing of his mother leaves him alone with one remaining son. And it was the one he never learned to get along with. It seems God was having some monumental joke at his expense.The pair work together to clean out his mother's house and stumble upon several perplexing secrets, not the least of which is a small shrine lay hidden in a darkened alcove. Apparently, his mother was a secret Jew. But why in 21st century America? Why?As they search through the piles of dusty memorabilia, the trails begin to come together and completely unravel Frank's universe. The revelation draws father and son closer together but at what incredible expense!The mother he had thought he knew was brushed aside and replaced with a strange and secretive woman he now believes he never really knew. But in the insanity, his intense need for family holds his world together even though he suspects his God has abandoned him.