BaconplaysStanOlszewski,asharp,funny,butchronicallyunderachievingsecurityguard,whobreaksupanattemptedrobberyatthehomeofCynthiaRand(Sedgwick),asuccessfulurologistmarriedtobrilliantformerWatergateprosecutorWarrenRand(JuddHirsch).Fromthischanceencountergrowsachargedanddynamicfriendship–firstaslate-nighttextsessionsfilledwithhumorandintimaterevelations,growingintosomethingthatshakesthefoundationofboththeirlives.