Mrs Hardy is annoyed that her husband Oliver seems to spend more time with his friend Stanley than with her. After a furious argument, Mrs Hardy says that she is through if Ollie goes out with Stan again. Stan suggests that Ollie adopts a baby, which he does. Unfortunately, his wife has left their apartment on returning, and a process server delivers a paper informing Ollie that she is suing him for divorce, naming Stan as correspondent. The boys are now left to look after the infant on their own.

A hootchy-kootchy whodunit set at a small seedy carnival where a reporter tries to discover who killed his boss while his girlfriend inexplicably joins the burlesque show!

1991年，居于麻省西部乡下的11岁女孩莉丝留在家中过暑假，享受着妈妈珍妮纳的陪伴，同时沉迷于自己的想象世界。这个夏天有三位客人来访，全都被珍纳的迷人魅力吸引。莉丝独处时会沉醉于她异常细腻的内心世界，而这个世界会逐渐渗透现实生活。本片由普利策奖得主、剧作家安妮贝克尔首次执导，以其细致视角，描绘孩子在流逝时光中的体验，以及女儿对母亲的依恋日渐淡去的美妙转化。