Natalie es una estudiante que se queda sola en casa cuando su padre sale de viaje de negocios. Su buen amigo Jeffrey tiene problemas con su padrastro por lo que se instala en casa con Natalie. Esta situación dará pie a todo tipo malentendidos pues, por otro lado, Natalie inicia una relación con un buen amigo de Jeffrey.
A family moves from an affluent Chicago suburb to the mixed inner-city neighborhood where the father grew up, with the idea of giving the kids, who are becoming materialistic snobs, the feel of a big city environment.
Cash Bentley and his wife Louise lead an average upper-middle-class life in suburbia, with a nice home and two fine children. But Cash grows increasingly unsettled in his life, yearning for the glories of his athletic youth and watching them fade further in the distance with accumulating age. Louise worries about him as his difficulties with mid-life pull him further away from happiness and comfort with his family.
