Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.

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• Janet McTeer
• Kimberly J. Brown
• Jay O. Sanders
• Gavin O'Connor
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• Lois Smith
• Michael J. Pollard
• Linda Porter