An aspiring young writer lives with his pregnant wife and works for a newspaper to provide for his growing family. When his sister-in-law comes to visit, there is a mutual attraction between the guest and the writer. Knowing they must fight their impulses, the two exchange only hugs with each other. His wife finds the two hugging and misinterprets (or does she?) the gesture. The sister leaves on New Years Eve when the writer's wife goes into labor in this unfulfilled love triangle.