 The Stones gather for Christmas. Dad s a professor in a Connecticut town; mom has a secret; there s a gay, deaf son and his lover; a pregnant daughter and her child; a daughter who s judgmental and acerbic, like her mother; and a laid-back observant brother. Everett is the eldest, bringing his fiancée Meredith to meet the family and, probably, to ask for grandma s ring to give her. She s self centered, uptight, and talks too much. Instantly, almost all give her a hard time. She calls her sister to come and help. Meredith, her sister, the Stones, and the family stone conflate. What does Everett see in Meredith, and doesn t she deserve someone to love her for who she is?