Just after independence day in July 1953 Violet sullivan, a local good time girl living in serena station southern California, drives off in her brand new chevy and is never seen again. Left behind is her young daughter,...Just after independence day in July 1953 Violet sullivan, a local good time girl living in serena station southern California, drives off in her brand new chevy and is never seen again. Left behind is her young daughter, daisy, And Violet's impetuous husband, foley, who had been persuaded to buy his errant wife the car only days before.