On this clear, sunny morning, in the windows of a house on Malibu Beach, one could see the waves rolling up lazily, leaving a frothy scallop of white foam on the water's edge. Children played happily in the shallow water, and a shaggy dog yelped in excitement as he plunged in futile pursuit of seagull wheeling overhead. It was a happy, cheerful scene out there on the beach - a scene of healthy joy and living - but within this particular house, the drama of interwoven lives continued its inevitable course...