After four years away, Cliff Harnish (Michael Dolan) returns to his hometown of Pocahontas, Virginia just before his parents finalize their divorce. Unable to persuade them to stay together, he discovers that his mother, Martha (Tess Harper), is now an alcoholic and that his father, Mark (Raymond J. Barry), is seeing another woman, Glory Lawson (Karen Allen). Cliff also has an awkward reunion with his ex-girlfriend, April Cavanaugh (Gillian Anderson).