Adam Lemp and his four daughters, Ann, Thea, Kay, and Emma, are in financial and emotional crises. Theas husband Ben has promoted a Florida housing development to everyone in town, and when a hurricane wipes out the investments of all their friends, the Lemps decide to pay back the losses, even if it costs them their own home. Kays husband Clint is so devoted to his medical research that he risks losing Kay. And Anns husband Felixs loneliness puts his marriage at risk when he encounters Kay during an out-of-town trip. Meanwhile, as a result of the antipathy of the townspeople due to the investment disaster, Adam loses his beloved position with the musical society.