In parallel love stories, Syd falls for an all-American guy with a "contagious spirit"---and a dire heart condition; and Robbie pursues the engaging Tina.

The possible presence of the Ebola virus stems from a stricken doctor who's visiting Syd from Africa, and results in the quarantine of the Hansen house during a tot's birthday.

Hansen loyalties are tested by the surprise visit of a family patriarch, a rich, ailing curmudgeon who has lucrative propositions---with strings attached.