The concurrent lives of the families of Luke Glanton and Avery Cross in Schenectady, New York are presented. Luke is a motorcycle stuntman working the state fair circuit. He reconnects with Romina, with whom he had a casual affair, and learns that he is the father of her baby son Jason. Living with another man, Romina asks nothing of Luke, but he starts to focus on providing for Jason at whatever cost. Family man Avery, who has an infant son with his wife Jennifer, is a rookie police officer following in the footsteps of his father; he had a law-school education but felt he could do more good in law and order as a cop than a lawyer. Luke and Avery's one and only encounter sets off a series of events which profoundly effect both their lives, both personal and professional, and the lives of their respective families, especially their offspring.—Huggo