Strung out on an endless parade of pills and liquor that blunt the sting of her farcical marriage to philandering lawyer Fred (John Forsythe), Denver housewife Mary Wilson (Jean Simmons) heads to the Bahamas with a girlfriend for a little soul-searching. There, she ponders having an affair with a playboy ex-pat, Franco (Bobby Darin), and comes to a fateful decision regarding her life back in Colorado. Richard Brooks directs this drama.