Sally Goodman (Kirstie Alley) wages a battle against the system when her disabled son David is offered the chance to live an independent life.

Sally's devotion to her son has driven away both her husband and her daughter and has consumed all of her time.
When a social worker (Phylicia Rashad) approaches her with the idea of sending David to a special school, Sally can't bring herself to let her son go. Faced with the most difficult decision yet, Sally must choose between a life she has built around her son, and giving him his freedom.