Arthur Burney believes it's true love when he runs off with Patricia Meeks, the waitress from his favorite bar. And soon Arthur and Patricia have a daughter of their own. But 16 years later, tensions are stretched to the limit, and someone will snap.

John Parker marries Judy, a nice girl from the wrong side of the tracks. John uses his wealth and status to keep his new wife happy. But Judy's rumored romantic entanglements with a string of John's employees prove to be too much for John to bear.

Tommy and Tamara Kane appear to have it all. He's a pro football player for the Seattle Seahawks; she's a devoted mother living in Montreal. Distance keeps this couple together, but when Tommy's career ends, the proximity will tear them apart.

Marcia's relationship with a trucker causes resentment on the part of her teenage daughter and sets off a chain reaction leading to six arrests and one dead body.

Sparks fly when picture-perfect divorcés Tami and Alan meet at a wedding - within months they're married too. But when Tami starts uses her sultry good looks to get what she wants from every man she meets, one of them will end up dead.

Karla and Ray Porter are the envy of their neighbors. But after more than 20 years of marriage, Karla's loyalties are no longer with Ray.