Wanda (Patricia Heaton) and Sarah (Meredith Baxter) are estranged sisters at odds over what to do with a pecan grove they have inherited following their mother's death. Wanda wants to keep the land in the family while Sarah, who is hiding a devastating secret, wants desperately to sell. They are startled to discover an elderly woman, Lilly (Della Reese), living on the property, and claiming it as her own. Against her mother's wishes, Sarah's rebellious teenage daughter, Gina (Anna Chlumsky), befriends the delusional Lilly, who mistakes Gina for a figure from her past. Gina is touched by Lilly's heartbreaking life story, and becomes determined to find her long-lost son.
