Holly Burns is torn when her 19-year-old son Ben unexpectedly shows up at the door on Christmas Eve. The mother of four would like to believe that her eldest finally has his drug problem under control. But the doubts remain. Sister Ivy and stepfather Neal in particular are skeptical. Hasn't he plunged the family into chaos often enough? In the turbulent 24 hours that follow, Holly tries everything to keep her family together and protect Ben from herself - and finds out more about his life than she would like...