During Thanksgiving, 1973, the seasons changing, politically and physically. As the Watergate scandal unfolds in the background, the inhabitants of New Canaan, Conneticut begin to slip into a void of isolation from each other. As the ice storm approaches, each of their lives spin chaotically around them, Their actions - adultery, sexual experimentation, drug use and petty crimes - become increasingly unpredictable and impulsive. When the storm hits, reality sinks in, and the severity of their situation becomes all too apparent in its bitter aftermath.—Samuel Kates