Sydney Knight

In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on prisons and the prisoners they contain.

A paranoid writer is unable to get started on his second novel. He hires a secretary and then his troubles really begin.

Three couples at different parts of life navigate big turning points in their lives over the holidays.