Laura和Dan是一对生活在幸福婚姻中的夫妇，虽然Laura是个失聪者，Dan能听见这个世界的所有声音，但并不妨碍彼此是对方一直以来最好的知心朋友并分享一切，而且他们还快乐的和家人朋友一起生活在社区中，享有和常人无异的精神物质生活。一天，当他们唯一的儿子Adam受伤入院诊治，一个热心的医生将“cochlear implant”的概念灌输到Dan的脑…

Marg Duffield (Lee Remick) is the Maine wife of Al (Joseph Sommer) whose daughter Peg (Marlee Matlin) is deaf. Peg's husband is killed in a car accident on the way to visit the Maine house, and the Duffield's take in Peg's six year old daughter, Lisa, while Peg recovers. Since Lisa is a speaking child, Marg…