Joy Fluker is the daughter of Mother Anna, an influential cult leader, who was brutal with the individuals in her compound, even children; she was known to whip, starve, burn, and scrub the skin off anyone she felt was possessed by a demon.

Isaac and Harriett have been married for 17 years but the thrill has been gone for a long time; in part it's because Isaac cheated on her as well as developed an addiction to pornography.