For May Morrison, senior producer of TV’s hottest talk show "Paula Live", last season’s tragic murders yielded one unexpected spin-off: flex time. Now, working three days at the office and two at home, May can better juggle the demands of her impatient bosses, who want every show to be a ratings-winner, and her children, who want every day to start with her standing alongside the other bus-stop moms, waving goodbye as they set off to school. Then she gets a call from a stranger...

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