When Penny Pewitt decides to take on a second nursing job at a large hospital, she hopes to secure extra income for her family. Instead, she discovers exploding changes in health care and resulting illegal practices that endanger not only patients, but also anyone threatening to expose the system. Meanwhile, Penny's relationship with her husband, Johnny, is disintegrating. She blames him for her unhappiness while his time is consumed with the pursuit of other interests. As Penny encounters patients, colleagues, family members and medical duplicity, she gains the confidence and maturity needed...