: Janey (Sigourney Weaver) is a cynical mistress who seems disinterested in everything but her own desires . Her husband Jim (Jamey Sheridan) is often away, leaving a void filled by neglected children.

: Ben (Kevin Kline) is an unfaithful husband having an affair with his neighbor, Janey Carver. His wife, Elena (Joan Allen), is increasingly aware of his lies but struggles to find her own purpose beyond her crumbling marriage.

The story follows the Hood and Carver families whose lives are intricately and uncomfortably intertwined.