Plot
The small Maritime island town of Wilby is preparing for its annual fair as a scandal threatens to rock its very foundation: the local newspaper is about to publish details and names of men caught during a police raid at Wilby Watch, the one remaining undeveloped area on the island.
In the midst of it, Wilby's inhabitants attempt to maintain business as usual. Overbusy realtor Carol French is trying to sell the mayor her late mother-in-law’s house while supervising the festival and generally trying to achieve her social ambitions. Her police officer husband, good-natured Buddy, investigating the rumors of gay sex and drugs at the Watch with his partner Stan, is distracted by his burgeoning love affair with former high school classmate Sandra Anderson. Sandra just got back to the island and re-opened a coffee shop, her bad reputation as a promiscuous woman intact. Sandra’s teenaged daughter Emily resentfully observes her mother's doings; she's hoping for a romantic relationship of her own but her boyfriend may have more basic intentions. After his wife has left him in the wake of the scandal, the new-to-town depressive video store owner Dan Jarvis keeps trying to kill himself and Duck MacDonald, the town’s handyman, keeps interrupting his attempts. Duck remains stoic in front of the turmoil, impassively coping with Carol's hysteric instructions and his impending outing while persistently seeking Dan's company. And the town's mayor is busy trying to conclude a deal to turn the Watch into a golf course.
The scandal will force the characters to reevaluate their lives and come to terms with their own secrets and lies.
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