A woman, who had left home 20 years previously under acrimonious circumstances, finds out that she is terminally ill. She returns home and tries to rebuild her relationship with her embittered mother before she dies.

Police officer Patty Butler, alias "Chicklet," is the live-in girlfriend of Thomas 'Stick' Henderson to gather evidence. Detective Bo Lockley is instructed to try to find her, not knowing she's also a cop.

生长在母亲精心呵护下的失明青年多纳德，为了自由和理想毅然离家独立生活。 蝴蝶是自由的邻居吉欧是个生性活泼开朗，又对爱情，婚姻缺乏信心与责任的姑娘。两个年轻人的邂逅，敞开心扉的交往，使他们迅速坠入了爱河。多纳德母亲的突然到来，对儿子选择的难以理解和接受，激化了两代人之间的矛盾和冲突。自由及爱恋都受到了挑战。是在信念的坚持中，在真情的感召下，他们共同地战胜着自我，去勇敢地面对生活。