When unstable Connie is tragically widowed, she finds it impossible to care for her delinquent adolescent daughter, Niki, forcing her son, Bill, to take his sister in. As the two begin to forge a healthy bond, well-meaning Bill implements his own method of treatment for Niki’s mental troubles, but, when turmoil persists, he must reconcile his beliefs with what actually may be best for his sister.

Brad Loews has a problem: After taking off from college to run the family business and putting Bree through four years at Clemson he should be able to return to Tech and finish his degree, shouldn't he? With an uncooperative sister and loan deferments hanging over his head Brad has the rest of the summer to find someone he can trust to run The Hobby Stop.