Lisa Cain is in trouble. An angry 20 year old living with adoptive parents in the San Fernando Valley, she's an aspiring painter blocked in her work and uncertain of her future. When she learns her birth mother is a renowned artist living in nearby Malibu, Lisa believes she's found the solution to all her problems. But in a soul-baring encounter, Lisa comes face to face with the fact that Kay abandoned her for art and paid a sky-high price for success.