Southern Comfort
"Southern Comfort" follows Emilee Riley, a former Military Police officer who returns home to Paradise, South Carolina after discovering disturbing truths about her family's past through her mother Michele's hidden journal. As Emilee navigates her new role at a crisis center and processes childhood trauma, she finds herself drawn to helping others while trying to understand the complex dynamics that shaped her family, particularly the relationship between her mother Michele, and her biological father Jacob.
The story weaves together themes of family loyalty, healing, and the strength found in facing difficult truths. Through her work at the crisis center and her growing connection with local deputy Tristan Brody, Emilee begins to understand that some secrets require not just courage to uncover, but wisdom to know what to do with them once they're revealed. Her military training and newfound counseling skills become essential tools as she works to protect her family while confronting shadows from the past.