An alcoholic mother is unable to cope with parenthood after her husband is sent to prison, and puts their baby son up for adoption. Years later, when the boy is being raised by a wealthy family, his natural parents, who have put their troubled past behind them, make a claim for custody. Drama, starring Mira Sorvino, Barry Pepper, Cole Hauser and Kate Levering.

Rip Porter is sentenced to seven years in prison for beating his wife, Wendy. When he is released, he discovers that Wendy gave up their child, and the privileged Campbell family adopted him. The two families are soon in a legal battle for the child they both love.