Mary Sue Prescott's 45th birthday celebration starts out fine--with best friends Pamela, Gretchen and Dixie by her side in a lakeside cabin. But before the night is over, a tragic accident involving one of their boyfriends will leave the group with a devastating secret.; It's not the first 'man problem' these ladies have had to deal with. Mary Sue's husband left her for a trophy wife. Gretchen's spouse replaced her wtih his 25-year-old secretary. And Dixie's husband ran after a Sharon Stone look-alike. Pamela is still wed to an attorney who keeps her in jewelry and furs--but she's paying a dear price.; The four friends have always managed, clinging to the one constant in their lives: their friendship. But just as their lives--and loves--start taking a turn for the better, the dark secret from that terrible night returns to haunt them. Will it be the one thing that tears the girlfriends apart?