Pearl Charlamaine of Savannah, Georgia, breaks her hip and suffers a stroke. Believing her lover of fifty years has abandoned her and her spirit fading, Pearl questions her choices. Her granddaughter Julia is home to attend her birthday celebration, close the house, and ship her to one of those sterile places where they warehouse the aged. Pearl senses her life-blood slowly draining from her body. She has an obsessive desire to relive the past. Through the reading of Pearlas journal, Julia becomes the benefactor of Pearlas truth. Pearl evolves into a woman who questions everything. She becomes savvy, strong and courageous. Truth, no matter how painful, or what the cost, sets us free. Fear of taking chances and questioning a personas motivation lessens with age. The lies are harvested and the players come together for a gathering of truth.