A secret is what some call, best kept. But some secrets are worth revealing. Especially those that are kept silent in the comfort of your own home and no one dares to ask what's going on. Everyone sees but looks away, everyone hears but mind their own business.

Markus Black, a young man trapped by the mental and physical abuse of his father tries to get away from his abusive home. He wants to protect his two siblings from the abuse and pain, but his younger brother Damien admires his father's power and strength and emulates the same behavior.

Child abuse causes a psychological effect that can produce defective behavior. Secrets, the prequel of Standing Firm ( One Family's Fight Against Domestic Violence), preludes the creation of what one may become when there are silent screams in the dark.