 It s a hot, muggy summer circa 1985. The story is centered around Roger Lent (Liotta), his wife and two kids amongst a small town country club. After pressure from his wife and society as a whole, Roger, along with the local tennis pro (Arquette), invests in a local real estate venture that has serious potential. The "deal", overseen by a smarmy real estate investor (Theroux), starts to show signs of corruption. Once Roger s wife catches wind of the recent events, all hell breaks loose in the Lent family.