故事讲述一餐晚饭如何令这个看似笑声笑声满载温馨的家庭突然变得紧张至极。当子女得知父母的暗黑秘密后，他们必须应对乱局并试图掩盖自己的行为，但他们能否真的克服家庭长期障碍，并保守这个致命秘密呢？这部悬疑谋杀剧以古怪的幽默感和亲切的家庭动态，刻划一个家庭在面对突发情况时如何保持团结一致。

　　Unlike most people, Melody cannot walk or talk, but she is smarter than most of the adults who try to diagnose her. Her classmates dismiss her as mentally challenged but Melody refuses to be defined by cerebral palsy.