After an affair nearly destroys their marriage, Patricia and Terry Phelps move their family from the city to suburban Connecticut, to a house that may be haunted.

Pat finds a clue as to the identity of the Fifties Housewife who keeps appearing to her, while Terry confronts a demon from his own past.

After years of writer's block, Pat finally finds her muse through the help of a narcotic; Terry's pitch to the Archdiocese of New York turns out to be the presentation from hell.

Pat is writing like a woman possessed until she finds out the true identity of her muse; Terry makes a decision about work that will come back to haunt him.

As Pat tries to get rid of Rosemary for good, she finds out that Terry has been keeping a horrifying secret from her; Gaynor learns a secret about Pat that will change how she views her mother forever.

Pat's pact with Rosemary breathes new life into her career and her marriage; a new house tea gets out of hand, and Pat realizes the deal isn't what she expected.

The shocking end of Pat's book is revealed while the Phelps family fights for their souls; individually and as a family.