A widowed, middle-aged woman is forced to grapple with her son’s mental illness and her partner’s disinterest. After he experiences episodes of psychosis and self-harm, her son is sent to an in-patient clinic. In the clinic, the son is well-liked by the girls. He reads the soles of their feet to predict the trajectory of their romantic lives — a phenomenon he calls “toemances.” Despite his popularity at the clinic, the son still endures the mental toll of his illness and even tries to commit suicide. The woman’s partner Pete has recently lost his job. He starts to pull away from the woman when her son’s mental illness worsens. The woman is devoted to her partner and her son, who she wants to bring back home. However, as she tries to accommodate everyone else’s needs, she begins to lose herself. She does not pay attention to her appearance and begins to criticize middle-aged women who do. After a visit to the clinic, the woman asks Pete if he would like a drink. He answers in the affirmative, but appears less than enthused. When the phone rings, the woman invents a story and says that the caller ID is from Pete’s apartment. When Pete leaves abruptly, the woman realizes that he has been seeing someone else. The phone rings again. The woman answers and ponders the possibilities of who will respond. No one does.