Successful executive Pietro (Nani Moretti) returns to his summer home only to discover that his wife has suddenly died. Devastated, Pietro vows to be a source of stability for their ten-year-old daughter Claudia, while trying to make sense of his loss. In the meantime, Pietro's company is in the midst of a high-stakes merger, with his colleagues desperate to know which side he's on, while his volatile sister-in-law (Valeria Golino) has unexpected news of her own.