Secrets of the Morning picks up where Dawn left off, with Dawn Cutler arriving in New York City after leaving her family’s hotel, Cutler's Cove, located in Virginia. Her family is filled with untrustworthy liars who only care for themselves. Her sister Clara Sue is very jealous of Dawn, her brother Phillip who raped her, and her mother who is a severe hypochondriac. When she arrives at the boarding house, she meets the owner, Agnes - an aging actress who remains obsessed with the stage...