From the suburbs of Bethesda comes a black comedy about a family encountering the town’s literal Aramaic meaning, “House of Mercy.” American diplomat Barry (James Whalen) and his family return stateside after a scandal in Bolivia rocks their family dynamics. Barry’s affair with the family’s housemaid (Ariana Almajan) causes his wife, Joy (played by the engaging Adrienne Nelson), to make him concoct a fabricated tale of drug and prostitution use to tell in public.