Sigourney Weaver and Edward Herrmann portray an affluent suburban couple whose empty and gin-fueled lives are observed through the eyes of their neglected, eight-year-old daughter in a teleplay adapted by playwright Wendy Wasserstein from John Cheever's short story.

The tension and sadness behind the veneer of upper-class life in Shady Hill are at the heart of this insightful drama.

"...thought-provoking, sensative television." - The Christian Science Monitor