Blamed for years for her mother's tragic passing, Ivy endures constant cruelty from her wealthy father and callous brothers. At her sister's glamorous seaside nuptials, the family orchestrates a malicious hazing stunt, burying Ivy neck-deep in wet shoreline sediment and ignoring her pleas as the ocean tide rolls inward.
While her former fiancé and siblings sip cocktails on the pavilion, the freezing water submerges Ivy forever. In the immediate aftermath of her death, forensic records and diary archives surface, proving Ivy was entirely blameless, plunging her horrified relatives into a spiral of unforgivable guilt and eternal grief.
