Christmas is fast approaching and years of long workdays employed at New York’s top corporate law firm are about to pay off now that Lucy Toomey will be made partner after the New Year. However, when Alice, her older sister with special needs, unexpectedly passes away, Lucy returns back to Nilson’s Bay, Wis., to attend the funeral and handle her estate. While Lucy dreads returning to her childhood home, she also feels real sorrow that she was too busy to take her sister’s last call. Once back in Nilson’s Bay, Lucy meets Peter, her old high school sweetheart and Alice’s former attorney, who informs her of the terms of Alice’s eccentric will that states in order for Lucy to inherit the family home, she must live there for 30 days through the holidays.
Colin McCormack thinks he has it all - a great job, a steady stream of hot younger guys, and a best friend whose devotion he takes for granted. But when a charming and mercurial intern sweeps him off his feet, Colin sees a chance for something more: A family of his own. What he discovers instead is a shattering secret that may cost Colin everything -- and everyone -- he holds dear.
Юджин Браун только что вышел из тюрьмы, где отсидел 17 лет за вооружённое ограбление. Теперь у него мало друзей, совсем нет денег, и ему пришлось работать уборщиком в школе, в которой ученики — «просто наказание». Однажды директор попросила его подежурить в группе продлённого дня. Желая чем-нибудь занять ребят, Юджин начинает учить их игре в шахматы. Криминальная сторона жизни напоминает Юджину о себе, но он помнит, что в жизни, как и в шахматах, нужно думать, прежде чем делать ход.
