They hadn't lied, not exactly. But they hadn't told the truth, either...
On a hot summer day in 1957, Sis and her brothers venture into the cool Southern California orange groves they've been forbidden to explore. There, the children encounter a mysterious vagrant, and that interaction reverberates through their lives for the next several months, upending their family dynamics and sowing distrust among the siblings. Their attempts to hide this troubling episode of disobedience from their parents set in motion a string of questionable decisions that ultimately result in devastating consequences for those they love.