George Carpenter's wife Carrie is out of town - and he has fallen in love with Irene Cobalt, his young Indian housekeeper. Local attorney Clarence Black thinks Cobalt is only sixteen, and wants sheriff Frank Girard to put an end to their association. But when Girard informs Black that Carpenter is not flouting the law...
Mitch is a 25-year-old with commitment issues. Leonard is a five-year-old kid with asthma and vision problems, who captivates everyone he meets. Pearl is Leonard's teenage mother, who's trying to hide a violent secret from her past. Life has given Pearl every reason to mistrust people, but circumstances force...