Lisa,familymotherof11yearoldThomasandanewbornbaby,isgraduallybeingconsumedbyheralcoholism.Shelovesherchildren,butthetaboosurroundingthediseaseisdraggingthefamilydown.HerhusbandVincentisbusywithhiscareerandunderestimatesthegravityofthesituation,simplyavoidingthesubject.Thomastakescareofhisbabysistera...