Le Hawaii non sono esattamente il paradiso in terra che tutti crediamo: almeno non lo sono più per uno dei suoi abitanti, Matt King. Sua moglie Elizabeth ha appena avuto un incidente che l'ha gettata in coma, e non si riprenderà più. Non resta che staccare le macchine che la tengono ancora in vita. Da anni troppo concentrato sul suo lavoro, l'uomo si ritrova con due figlie che ormai non conosce più, la più grande delle quali, Alexandra, è sulla via della ribellione più spinta. Il dolore di Matt per la tragedia subita si trasforma in frustrazione quando scopre che sua moglie aveva una relazione extraconiugale, e stava per chiedere il divorzio. Il marito tradito e disperato si lancia allora alla ricerca dell'amante della sua sfortunata consorte…
A thief makes a disturbing discovery in the house where he breaks in. Later, when he returns to the same house with his partner in crime, things are no longer how he expected.
Reese Donahue leads a seemingly ideal life, with a bright future ahead of her. But when she discovers the truth, that her mother left enough money for her to choose her own path, she's faced with a dilemma.
A Latina woman must find a suitable Latino man or risk losing her inheritance. In desperation she hires a man from a group of immigrant laborers, but he turns out to be Caucasian. She must turn him into a convincing suitor while fending off her sister's machinations, her father's suspicions, and the man's girlfriend. Amidst it all, they start falling for each other.
An heir of a vast fortune is deeply in debt because he spends faster than his very generous trust fund allows. There is a battle of wills between his selfish spendthrift was and the money manager which is is forced/tricked into appointing.
Six people in New York are adrift. Zeke and Luke work in a sex shop: Zeke takes gay liberation seriously, Luke likes to sparkle and takes nothing seriously. He's offended when Stephen calls him a gay cliché, then, surprisingly, they find each other attractive and interesting. Stephen, it turns out, has a great apartment, trust fund, and artwork he's painted on his walls. Meanwhile, Peter, a neat-freak, and Derek, nice to everyone, move in together. Peter's compulsiveness threatens the relationship. Last, newly-engaged Marilyn, a recovering alcoholic stuck at step 2, can't stop obsessing about wedding details. Can these folks sort out civilization and its discontents?