Dinah and Bill, a solidly Christian and mid-Western couple struggling to cope with the death of their daughter, visit Dinah's cousins in Northern California, a left-leaning couple who seem to be handling the destruction of their house in a wildfire and cancer just fine. Initially impressed by Jeannette and Neil's composure, their feelings turn to anger when they realize that Jeannette plans to commit suicide after Neil's death.
Dinah and Bill, a solidly Christian and mid-Western couple struggling to cope with the death of their daughter, visit Dinah's cousins in Northern California, a left-leaning couple who seem to be handling the destruction of their house in a wildfire and cancer just fine. Initially impressed by Jeannette and Neil's composure, their feelings turn to anger when they realize that Jeannette plans to commit suicide after Neil's death.