Lee Chandler, sıhhi tesisat, elektrik, kapıcılık gibi sıradan işler yaparak, tek göz bir evde yalnız başına yaşayan depresif bir adamdır. Doğup büyüdüğü ama uzun zamandır uğramadığı kentten bir gün acil bir telefon alır. Kalp hastası abisi hastaneye kaldırılmıştır ve durum ciddidir. Lee kafasında endişeler ve soru işaretleri ile yola koyulur ama hastanede onu bekleyen haber hiç de iç açıcı değildir. Abisi vefat etmiştir ve Lee yetim kalan ergen yeğenine bakmakla yükümlüdür.

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Charlotte Plentley is a very successful purse designer who works for a fashion business managed by Suzan Dengler.Alec Pentley is a successful architect.This Sunday Charlotte was training for a marathon when Suzan called her because she needed two purses for a fashion show.So Charlotte went to the office, prepared two purses and escaped to meet her husband in the reception that was organized for his work.Alec tells her that he will give up a very good work proposal because he needs to spend more time with Charlotte: one and a half year of marriage have passed and they need to escape to Cape Cod for example.On the way home, Charlotte ,who was driving the car, can't move her leg and has a little accident.The next day Charlotte explains Suzan that she needs to have a rest and that she will travel to Cape Cod with her husband.Alex and Charlotte leave New York and arrive near Georgetown, where they eat something.Charlotte goes outside to contest a call of Suzan and when she wants to stand up,she has a partial paralysis.They go to the hospital for some examination , Dr. Olivia Keruac, a friend of Alec tells Alec that Charlotte must rest in the house of Alec's parents and come back tomorrow for the results of the exams.So Charlotte and Alec travel to the house of Alec's parents who manage an apple farm.There Charlotte feels very tired and will sleep some hours.Again she has a moment of paralysis.Olivia , who made the examinations tells Charlotte that she is suffering multiple sclerosis and must take care very much of her health.