一位陆军军官回到大烟山，试图说服他的亲戚允许军队在他们的土地上建造导弹发射场。到达那里后，他发现自己有一个长得一模一样的表亲。

A 24-year-old divorcee, Betty Preisser, a receptionist for a clothing manufacturer, takes some office work home which her boss, widower Jerry Kingsley, a man of 56, drops by to pick up. Professional rather than personal acquaintances, Betty tells Jerry of her loveless marriage to George, a musician. Jerry has a married daughter, Lillian, about her age, and a spinster sister, Ev...