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 thinks of her the way she wanted peg to be,and seeks guardian custody....