When Dr. Thomas Stockmann discovers toxic contamination in the water used at the local baths, he expects to be hailed as a hero. But since the baths are the town's main source of revenue, the community fights to silence him — and Dr. Stockmann learns there are forces more powerful than truth.

Mike Vecchio和Susan Henderson正在为他们即将举行的婚礼做准备。然而，他们似乎是婚礼上唯一快乐的两个人。迈克的哥哥里奇和妻子琼即将离婚，这让他过于虔诚的天主教母亲比阿特丽斯感到不安。此外，苏珊的父亲有外遇，她渴望性生活的姐姐威尔玛正在与丈夫约翰尼一起经历麻烦。这一切都发生在迈克最好的朋友杰瑞试图让伴娘苏珊的堂妹布伦达上床睡觉的时候。

A writer has a mental breakdown, unable to deal with the society around him.