Mary Richards-Cronin returns to her native New York City following the death of her Congressman husband in a rock climbing accident. Similarly, Rhoda Morgenstern-Rousseau returns to New York from Paris where she has just recently left and divorced her second husband, Jean-Pierre. Both Mary and Rhoda are trying to deal with their college-aged daughters. Mary’s daughter Rose is a student at New York University and Rhoda’s daughter Meredith is pre-med at Columbia. They now face the challenges of motherhood and reestablishing their careers in a very difficult time. (thetvdb.com)