In this eagerly awaited sequel to Dead Above Ground, it has been ten years since Lita Du Champ left New Orleans with her family to make a life in Los Angeles. Issues from her hometown continue to haunt her and while her twin sisters conspire to free themselves from her protective grip, Lita can't decide whether to stay in a marriage that is dangerously weak. It is in the midst of this that her troublesome aunt calls to tell Lita that her estranged father is on his deathbed and that her beloved mother - presumed dead - my in fact be alive.