Olivia Burton, 23, moves to California with her boyfriend - Francis Morales, 24 - against the will of their families. Francis' mother, Lillian, is a devout Catholic who disapproves of her son's cohabitation and expresses her feelings in the form of cruel, religious postcards. Despite these objections, the young lovers begin a new, exciting life together. However, their bliss is interrupted after a terrible accident leaves Francis physically and mentally wounded.