Family

Nancy walks in on Jeff and finds him with another woman and moves back home. Buddy overhears something Kate says about her children, and runs away.

Willie's relationship with Salina, a girl who works in a health food store, creates friction between him and Buddy. The situation is further complicated when it is learned that Salina is three months pregnant.

Realizing that she hasn't much longer to live, Hattie, Kate's mother, decides to pay the Lawrences a visit. Eventually, they all learn that the reason for her unexpected visit is to say "a right and proper goodbye." Each member of the family reacts to the prospect of her death in his or her own way, but Willie, Hattie's favorite, is affected most.

The accidental death of the Lawrence's' son, Timmy, five years before, is recalled at the christening of Nancy's first child, who has also been named "Timmy." The occasion affects Buddy especially, since she has always felt responsible for her brother's death and resents the fact that her new nephew has been given his name.

Willie makes a home movie about the family.

Nancy is pursued by two eligible bachelors.