For eight years, Lana Sullivan cared for her mother-in-law, Gloria Zhang, paying for her care. Gloria won a lottery, giving winnings to her three biological children, leaving Lana nothing. Betrayed, Lana settles 8 years of bills and sends Gloria back to her children. The Shaw siblings squander the money, facing comeuppance: bankruptcy, job loss, broken engagements. Gloria becomes ill; her children abandon her. Lana is by her side as she dies, severing emotional ties.