A recovering alcoholic and the central protagonist, preparing for a family Christmas celebration twenty years after her daughter's mysterious disappearance. Her plans are shattered when her brother-in-law arrives with a devastating secret, plunging the group into a deadly confrontation.
Jack is a former family member whose return disrupts the household.
Gretchen serves as Darlene's primary confidante and dinner co-host.
Darlene is the mother of Sally, whose disappearance drives the central trauma.
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