Children raised in violent homes react and become either, adult perpetrator's of violence, or adult victims' of violence ¥ They forever seek safety through real or imagined power over others, or give up and stay victims ¥ They are the criminals, the players in domestic violence, the perpetrator's of child abuse, and they often act out, or in, through deep anger ¥ Reunited after years of forced separation by their father, John reflects on the horrific beatings by his father as a child, and his own inability to get close to people as a result ¥ Gordon, estranged from his wife and children, feels the deep pain of the recent losses in his life ¥ And, has come to see how the violence in his childhood has led to these losses ¥