Judith Nelson (Holly Hunter), newly divorced, is consumed by vindictive fantasies of her ex-husband and his young bride. Her life is empty until she finds unexpected companions in a bold and sassy jazz singer (Queen Latifah) and a down-on-his-luck elevator operator (Danny DeVito) in a fashionable Fifth Avenue building. Although no longer alone, her life still seems unfulfilled until a passionate kiss from a stranger opens her eyes to all that she's been missing.