Judy Malka

After serving time in prison, former drug addict Sherry Swanson returns home to reclaim her young daughter from family members who have been raising the child. Sherry's family, especially her sister-in-law, doubt Sherry's ability to be a good mother, and Sherry finds her resolve to stay clean slowly weakening.

A career driven professional from Manhattan is wooed by a young painter, who also happens to be the son of her psychoanalyst.