Who said that friendship between a man and a woman is impossible? Gina and Lawrence have been friends since childhood. Adult life, of course, separated them: Gina married the snobby aristocrat Fergus, and Lawrence married the businesslike, practical Hilary. But neither the new status nor new worries could destroy their long-standing friendship. And then Fergus simply ran away from Gina, leaving her with teenage daughter. Could Lawrence refuse his best friend's help and support? However, from that moment on, his own family life turns into a real hell, and cozy family happiness is under threat...