Dean Pereira and Cindy Heller Pereira were a young couple who had both experienced hardships in life, ultimately finding each other through their shared journey of marriage. Growing up without a proper mother figure in a broken family, Dean had never envisioned himself getting married or starting a family, even though he felt a lightning bolt of love for Cindy. With no ambition beyond his current job - where knocking back a beer at 8 in the morning had no impact - Dean seemed content with his lot in life, while Cindy saw untapped potential in him. Cindy, too, had a troubled upbringing, with both her parents failing to set a positive example of marital bliss and family life. As they navigated the challenges of their own pasts and the trials of married life, it remained to be seen how they would cope with the impending storm of their own unraveling.