With the surrender of General Robert E. Lee's forces the great Civil War is coming to an end. In Washington City the jubilation of the people spills into the streets where the event is celebrated with bright lights and delighted laughter. One pistol shot fired in Ford's Theater brings all this glorious celebration to a swift end. Against the backdrop of this international tragedy one family, the McDaniel family, struggles to make order of their lives in the chaos that follows.
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