Synopsis: When their father dies, two estranged British sisters -- one a hard-nosed Thatcherite capitalist, the other a warm-hearted liberal -- forge an uneasy reconciliation. As they try to put their father's affairs into order, the sisters must deal with the burden of their emotionally disturbed,... When their father dies, two estranged British sisters -- one a hard-nosed Thatcherite capitalist, the other a warm-hearted liberal -- forge an uneasy reconciliation. As they try to put their father's affairs into order, the sisters must deal with the burden of their emotionally disturbed, alcoholic young stepmother Katherine. Isobel, always the magnanimous one, reluctantly decides to give Katherine a job in her graphic design company. It is an act of kindness that turns out to be highly destructive; under Katherine's influence, Isobel's career and personal life dissolve into chaos and violence. [More]