Family secrets are revealed as three generations of a middle-class New York Jewish family come together in this story of good relations and bad relations.

Rose is a part of a large Jewish family living in New York City who dreams of owning a fast-food burger restaurant. But trouble erupts when her sister Libby announces that her husband is facing prison time for fraud, and that her daughter's wedding plans will likely be canceled as a result. Then Rose discovers that her husband, Manny, is actually the father of Libby's child, prompting her to wonder if there is any point to her striving at all.

Family secrets are revealed as three generations of a middle-class New York Jewish family come together in this story of good relations and bad relations. Leading up to a golden wedding anniversary, Rose Lander (Marilyn Chris), who dreams of owning a fast-food franchise, learns of her husband's infidelity with her sister, Libby, (Doris Belack). Meanwhile, Libby announces that her husband is facing prison time for real estate fraud, thus destroying her daughter's wedding prospects - prompting them all to wonder if there is any point in striving at all. Linda Yellen received extraordinary reviews comparing her impressive work as a director to Robert Altman and Paddy Chayefsky.