Helen tries to keep it together when husband Lewis has a breakdown. But the everyday strains of running a household, looking after two young children, and working full-time take their toll. Lunchtime conversations with Dominic are all she has to look forward to. But her gnawing hate for lazy Lewis in his stinky pyjamas and memories of her mum's suicide push her to the edge. At the very edge she can hear the trees whisper. She begins her own retreat from the pressures of life and fears madness may be hereditory.