After marriage, a woman struggles to be the submissive wife that her husband and his family expect her to be. The story follows her journey, as she changes herself and, even more so, changes the household.
该电影背景设定在911紧急呼叫中心的一个早上。呼叫接线员乔·贝勒(吉伦哈尔饰)试图拯救一名危在旦夕的呼叫者,但他很快发现事实并非如此,而面对真相是摆脱困境的唯一办法。