During the early months of 1970, single father Erich Mauer saw his well-ordered life come unhinged. It began when his younger son was confined following a near fatal OD; Erich's company restructured and his globetrotting management job was a casualty. Then the woman he was to marry lost her battle with leukemia. Despite these setbacks, it's with little delay that he begins his search for a decent job and also a new and lasting love. A caring relationship develops, but he finds that settling on the right partner will take time. Meanwhile, Erich has to deal with an upsetting parental matter. Then after both his current job and the affair end, and he's had enough of New York, he relocates to the Northeast and makes a career change that shows promise. And it's there that he meets an engaging young woman who could very well figure into his future.