Just after Helen (Boston) and her husband Paul (Patrick Gilmore, "Family Law") return home from moving their daughter Aly (Roan Curtis, "Firefly Lane") into her college dorm, he breaks the unexpected news that he wants a separation. Not sure where to go from here, Helen struggles with her new-found single status. When an adorable, stray dog turns up on her doorstep, Helen reluctantly takes him in and dubs him Elmer...because he sticks to her like glue. He provides welcome company and also leads her to Ben (Christie), a veterinarian who helps hernavigate first-time dog ownership. Slowly, Helen wiggles out of her comfort zone, rediscovers her inner strength and begins to rebuild her life as she starts down a new path full of promise and possibility.