Penelope Garcia is the dutiful daughter, the youngest of five siblings who works hard and takes care of her disabled father. When the opportunity to travel to Washington DC for work comes up, she jumps at the chance to finally leave California to see the nation’s capital and experience freedom for the first time. Unfortunately, tragedy strikes on the second day of her trip, bringing her old boss and nemesis back into her life. He offers his help to get her back home, and she takes it despite their rocky past. She didn’t expect the trip home to unlock the hard truth about her job and family. She didn’t expect to face the reality that she’s stuck in a life she never wanted. She didn’t expect the trip to change her life forever.