Samantha Bonasera has been aware for some time that she is a part of something bigger than her middle-class college life. Suddenly uprooted from her Brooklyn apartment with her dad after he is arrested for tax evasion, Sam's forced to move in with family friends in Staten Island. It only takes a few days to confirm what she has suspected. Sam must now make a choice that will affect her and everyone around her while navigating love and lust.