In the early 1960s Myrmy stubs her toe in the predawn hours, on her way to soothe her infant son, cursing the latest nurse for not waking up again. Dressed to the nines, it is Myrmy who is off to an executive position writing advertising copy for shampoo. Her husband, Dan, who fought in two wars, sells ties and cooks dinner. While Myrmy powers through her life in high heels, Dan silently suffers the mysterious after-effects of a radiation experiment conducted by the military. Together, they raise a family.