Maggie's dreams of starting a family of her own begin to take shape after she and her husband, Jonah, purchase their first home together. However, the pretty picture's frame cracks when Jonah loses his job writing for a newspaper soon after moving into the new house. Growing desperate to maintain financial stability, Maggie asks her mother for money and Jonah exhausts all efforts trying to find another job, both to no avail. Unable to handle the pressure, Jonah disappears and leaves Maggie to deal with the fallout.