The lives of four families interweave in a tale set in American suburbia. A mother dotes on her comatose son while distancing herself from her family, a workaholic lawyer neglects his wife and his son develops an unhealthy romantic obsession with his sister's doll, a woman struggles through a messy divorce, and a bored housewife in a humdrum marriage yearns for excitement. Drama, with Glenn Close, Dermot Mulroney, Patricia Clarkson and Jessica Campbell.

In a suburban landscape, the lives of several families interlace with loss, despair and personal crisis. Esther Gold has lost focus on all but caring for her comatose son, Paul, and neglects her daughter and husband. Lawyer Jim Train is devoted to his career, not his family. Helen Christianson wants to find a new spark in life, while Annette Jennings tries to rebuild hers.