After her widowed father dies, deaf teenager Dot moves in with her godparents, Olivia and Paul Deer. The Deers' daughter, Nina, is openly hostile to Dot, but that does not prevent her from telling her secrets to her silent stepsister, including the fact that she wants to kill her lecherous father.

Elisha Cuthbert
as Nina Deer

Camilla Belle
as Dot

Martin Donovan
as Paul Deer

Edie Falco
as Olivia Deer

Shawn Ashmore
as Connor

Katy Mixon
as Michelle Fell

David Gallagher
as Brian

Shannon Woodward
as Fiona

Maria Cash
as Mrs. Feltswatter

Jo Baker
as Myrna