One fateful summer day, the Tyrone family gathers in New London, Connecticut, bound to a past they are unable to forgive or forget. James and Mary Tyrone and their two sons fight for the stability and survival of their family, but are caught in a hopeless cycle of love and resentment. As day turns to night and the family indulge in their vices, the truth unravels, leaving behind a quartet of ruined lives. An unashamedly autobiographical account of O'Neill's own life “written in tears and blood”, Long Day's Journey into Night is considered one of the most powerful American plays of the 20th century.