Synopsis
On a sunny, summer afternoon, Ned Merrill (Burt Lancaster), dressed in his swimming trunks, appears at the backyard pool of the Westerhazys, neighbors of his in an affluent Connecticut neighborhood. From their exchange, we learn that Ned hasn't been around for a while. The Westerhazys are recovering from the previous day's indulgences, and are preparing for another day of parties and get togethers, and invite Ned over to the home of the Grahams who have just put in a new pool.
Turning his gaze across the valley behind their house, Ned realizes that there are now a string of pools stretching all the way across the valley back to his house. He decides at that moment that he will swim his way home to his wife and family. Naming it after his wife, he dubs this series of pools the Lucinda River. And so his journey home begins.
With each pool we see that Ned's acquaintances know more than is revealed - the neighbors, the babysitter, an ex lover, all know Neddy Merrill's past, and as he tries to make up for lost time, he moves closer and closer to learning the truth about himself.
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Synopsis ©2000 by Jeff Ulmer