在小镇居民的心目中,由史蒂夫(大卫·杜楚尼 David Duchovny 饰)和凯特(黛咪·摩尔 Demi Moore 饰)组成的琼斯家堪称模范家庭的典范。史蒂夫温文尔雅,做着一份收入颇丰的工作,却还有足够的时间来满足自己的兴趣;凯特漂亮端庄,无论是穿着还是行为,无疑都引领着整个小镇的时尚。每个人都希望能够成为琼斯先生和琼斯太太,每个人又都绝望的发现,无论自己如何的向他们靠拢,都永远无法赶上他们奔向幸福的脚步。 然而,对于史蒂夫和凯特来说,生活又是另一番模样,关于这个家庭的秘密让两人永远都无法心安理得的享受生活的美好,同时,充沛的物质条件无法弥补情感上的苍白裂缝,这个外人眼中的模范家庭已然濒临崩溃。
Cabella Oil and Brandini's have been competing oil ranches for decades. However, it wasn't always this way. Founders Raphael Brandini and Frank Cabella once worked harmoniously together, until their relationship fractured, causing them to split their joint ranch into two. Feisty and competitive heir to homegrown operated Cabella Oil, Nicole Cabella is determined to prove she's ready to take the reins of her family's business. And she's all set to initiate a renovation plan that will allow her to expand Cabella to the next level. All set, until Jake Brandini re-appears in Sunset Valley, that is. Corporate attorney Jake is sidetracked from his day-job when he's called back to the juggernaut Brandini ranch due to a family emergency. While there, Jake identifies a land dispute at the border between the Cabella and Brandini properties. Having been neglectful to his own family company, he decides to win back the land for them. In doing so, he re-ignites the rivalry between both factions, as Nicole refuses to concede to his claim on the land. Instead of pursuing a long and costly court battle, the local Sunset Valley judge proposes an unconventional manner of deciding the land's ownership: whichever ranch wins the annual Sunset Valley Olive Oil Competition wins the land. The Brandini's have won three consecutive years, so Jake is confident in accepting the challenge, though he personally has no experience manufacturing oil. On the other hand, Nicole has oil in her blood, but she'll have to conquer her own self-doubt if she wants to be victorious. As Jake and Nicole work towards creating their respective olive oil submissions, while enjoying the annual Fall Festival as they do, they discover they may have more in common than they realized - and sparks begin to fly.