Set in a world where the concept of lying doesn't exist, a loser changes his lot when he invents lying and uses it to get ahead.
A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
Jake Singer is at loose ends in NYC, and neck deep in psychoanalysis with the outrageous Dr. Morales when he meets the enigmatic and beautiful widow Allegra Marshall.