Writer Sabrina Stone had married wealthily and unwisely. Her husband's refusal to love their handicapped son adds more strain to an already failing relationship. Yet Sabrina fells a commitment to her marriage-- one that she has vowed to honor. Then one day, she encounters an investigative reporter who is writing a story on parents of special children. They speak for only a few minutes, but it is long enough for the two of them to feel a desire that stuns them, a desire they both assume must remain unfulfilled.