MAIN CHARACTERS:

• DANIEL (Adult, Male) : A volatile young man, his anger and bitterness toward his father’s legacy mask a deep fear of inheriting the same darkness.

• GRACE (Adult, Female): A compassionate sister, her gentle strength and optimism serve as an anchor, seeking to mend the fractures in their shared pain.

SYNOPSIS: In the cluttered sanctuary of a garage, where tools clatter and tension hums, Daniel buries himself in work to escape a festering wound. Grace, his sister, steps into the charged silence, urging him to confront their father’s dark legacy. Daniel’s raw anger erupts, his words slicing through years of shame and small-town scrutiny, revealing a fear that he might mirror the man they both resent. As Grace’s gentle touch anchors him, their shared resolve glimmers faintly, promising a fight to rise above the shadow of their past, though the path ahead remains shrouded in uncertainty.

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