"A well-off couple raise their children in the comfort of country club society, only to find their control over the family's fate slipping away. Daughter Ruth leaves for the artistic bohemia of New York, more conventional Carolyn marries the 'wrong sort' of man, and brother Douglas joins the army. In an empty house, the Bridges' marriage shifts. Mr. Bridge grows more rigid. But Mrs. Bridge becomes more vulnerable and searching as she begins to wonder...

With their youngest son leaving for college in the fall, happily married couple Ben and Maura prepare for their upcoming chapter as empty nesters. The couple faces an even larger change when Maura takes a temporary position, and big promotion, in Minneapolis. Ben and Maura miss one another while living apart, but the distance also shines a light on their differences like never before.

Andreas and Martin have shared all the ups and downs of life, and now that their son has matured and moved out on his own, they have more free time to focus on themselves again. But when they are left alone with only themselves, will the spark still be there?