The story takes place in a small, wealthy community in a small town in Massachusetts. The camera begins with the chatter of four young mothers sitting together. Compared with the other three noisy and chattering women, Sarah Pierce looks much quieter, watching her daughter, she seems to be lost in boundless contemplation. At this time, a handsome young father, Brad Adamson, appeared in the square, who was very well-known among young mothers.
Sarah bet with the other three female companions that she could get Brad's call. Then Sarah not only got Brad's call, but she kissed him strongly. It was this kiss that made two people who were originally unrelated quickly and closely linked together. Gradually, Sarah and Brad's dissatisfaction with their shallow lives began to surface: Sarah was once a master's degree student majoring in English and American literature, and was an activist advocating gender equality in the school, but now she is sad to discover , She became a worthless housewife, especially when she found out that her husband Robert was addicted to Internet pornography, she even felt the gloom and hopelessness of life; Brad, who was once a policeman, because of his overly successful wife Kay West, also feeling depressed, Casey forced Brad to continue his studies, but he spent all the time he should study in the library in the evening playing football with his former police partner Larry. As a result, they found an excuse to keep seeing each other. In the hot summer, after spending countless peaceful afternoons with their children, they finally surrendered to their desires.
On the other hand, the peace on the surface of the town was resurrected by the appearance of Ronald James Mike Govey, who was accused of child molestation and served his sentence. All the mothers in the community were like enemies, and the real contradiction broke out in Shah. Ra and Brad naively found Robert and Casey for a family dinner. At the dinner table, Sarah gave a false statement, and Casey confirmed her suspicion of being unfaithful to her husband. Chaos officially came to this small town, which was already dark and turbulent
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