卡罗尔（布莱思·丹纳 Blythe Danner 饰）曾是一位小有名气的歌手，在舞台上享受着万众瞩目的光彩。如今，年近七十的她早已无人问津，丈夫去世后就一直过着形单影只离群索居的生活。卡罗尔一直活在丈夫去世的阴影中，恐惧着失去和死亡，和女儿凯瑟琳（玛琳·阿克曼 Malin Akerman 饰）之间的关系亦十分紧张。
就在卡罗尔最困顿的时候，是她的好友乔治娜（琼·斯奎布 June Squibb 饰）、莎莉（雷亚·普尔曼 Rhea Perlman 饰）和罗娜（玛丽·凯·普莱斯 Mary Kay Place 饰
A police detective investigating a jewel robbery discovers evidence that points to his girlfriend as the culprit, although she claims she was framed. He arrests her anyway, and she is convicted and serves several years in prison. Finally out on parole, sh
