Working as a servant at a gothic mansion, Fern develops a close bond with the son of her wealthy employer before becoming subject to the new lady of the estate, a cruel mistress who interferes with the young couple's plans for the prom by exploiting family secrets.

"When young Olivia arrives at Foxworth Hall, she thinks her marriage to handsome Malcolm will bring the joy she has longed for. But in the gloomy mansion filled with festering desires and forbidden passions, a stain of jealous obsession begins to spread - an evil that will threaten her children: two charming boys and one very special, beautiful girl. For within the halls of this cursed house lives a shocking secret. A secret that will taint the Foxworth...

When she discovers that her sister Roxy, who was kicked out of the house by their father eight years earlier, has become a high-priced New York call girl, Emmie sets out to spy on her sister and learn more about her life.

IPA delivery man Doug Heffernan is king of his domain with a converted basement paradise that houses brand new prized possession, a 70 inch television given to him by his living wife, Carrie. But not for long as Carrie's recently divorced father is about to move into his cave and her sister sets up camp in the bathroom. Follow the antics of this family through nine seasons.