Misunderstood

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy genius, an ex-boy genius, a game show host and an estranged daughter will each become part of a dazzling multiplicity of plots, but one story.

A grieving widower is drawn into a custody battle over his granddaughter, whom he helped raise her entire life.

A recent widow invites her husband's troubled best friend to live with her and her two children. As he gradually turns his life around, he helps the family cope and confront their loss.