Stephanie, a restless and vibrant actress, meets Gerard, an NYPD counter-terrorism specialist who’s an aficionado of experimental theater (and maybe out of his mind). Flirtation ensues, ends disastrously, and forces Stephanie to the ramshackle home of musician Eleanor Friedberger, a supposed escape infected by violent memories of her past life.。导演在这部影片中不留情面地描绘出一对深陷危机中的夫妇。背景设在1968年到1973年间的三段不同的时期,酗酒的妻子想方设法摆脱酒精的诱惑,而且她还得面对到处拈花惹草的风流丈夫……。