In front of his 15-year-old son, a father loses his temper and strikes his younger daughter, thinking she's trying to run away from him. Jump ahead ten years: the dad is dead, the mom is gone, and the son, Luke, is raising his now grown sister, Annie. He's overprotective, and she seems blood simple, a coquette and an innocent. He runs the diner in town, and one day, Lisa, a callow writer-to-be, comes through from Manhattan, keeping a journal, looking for interesting people. She takes a shine to Annie and then to the muscular and well-read Luke. But what is their secret, how many of the townsfolk are in on it, and what will Lisa do when it all becomes clear?

Three prostitutes with their own problems and hopes vie for the privilege of being the lucky girl who gets to pop out of a birthday cake at the mayor's party. The winner will most likely be treated to a handful of rewards from the mayor. However, until the big day, they must cope with the daily madness going on at the brothel! Julie Delpy, Georgina Cates, Pamela Gidley and Daniel Baldwin star.