Umqondisi wefilimu odumile uJames Cameron nomkakhe uSusi Emis baphakamisa izingane ezine: uClaire oneminyaka engu-19, u-Elizabeth oneminyaka engu-13 noQuinna, kanye nendodana yendodana evela emshadweni wokugcina, eJasper.
Kepha kungekudala umndeni wakhamera uyoba ngaphezulu kakhulu: Uhlelo lokuqhuma lubika ukuthi umqondisi nomkakhe uhlose ukuthi athole intombazane eneminyaka engu-16 ubudala ongubungane nendodakazi kaCameron. Imibhalo yokuhlinzekelwa kwabagadi sebehanjisiwe enkantolo yeLos Angeles.
Kubikwa ukuthi le ntombazane ixhumana nomndeni womqondisi iminyaka eminingana. Ababelethi bakhe banezinkinga zempilo kanye nezezimali, ngenxa yalokho abangakwazi ukunakekela ngendodakazi yakhe ngokuphelele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, bahlukanisile futhi bahlala ezifundeni ezihlukile. Imibhalo ibuye yaphawula ukuthi izimo zezindlu zentombazane "zidabukisa kangangokuba zingabizwa ngokuthi zingenakhaya."
Eqinisweni, le ntombazane ihlala endlini kaCameron kusukela ekuweni konyaka odlule, futhi umndeni walowo mqondisi wamthumela ukuba afunde esikoleni esidumile eKalangas. Abazali bakwamantombazane, njengoba kubikwa, akumelene nokugada phezu kwakhe kushintshele kuJames noSuzy. Intombazane ngokwakhe izophinde ithande ukuba ngaphansi komnakekeli weCameron no-Emis.
Kulo nyaka, uJames noSuzy bazogubha usuku lokuzalwa oluneminyaka engu-20. Lo mbhangqwana washada ngoJuni 2000. Ngaphambi kwalapho, uCameron washada amahlandla amane.