"Fourteen-year-old Nick Salter’s (Scott Jacoby) parents are divorced, and as per custom, he only visits his father during the summers. One such summer, he arrives at his father’s house. Unbeknownst to him, the elder Salter (Hal Holbrook) is cohabiting with his partner Gary (Martin Sheen), and Gary has moved out in order to keep their living situation latent. However, Gary and Doug’s closeness becomes increasingly apparent to Nick, as Gary is something of the latter’s constant companion. When the younger Salter discovers the truth about the nature of the relationship between the two men, he runs away from home in a state of frustration and alarm, unable to comprehend how his father could prefer the romantic company of men when Doug was married to his mother (Hope Lange) for so long." [Gay Essential]