After the car accident in 1971, Graham is able to limp back into the studio to complete the 1972 series of the "Galloping Gourmet", but it's not the same without Treena. After the show ends, they build a 71' sailboat to sail around the world, but discover that Treena has a mass in one of her lungs.

Spontaneously, Graham purchases a mansion on Chesapeake Bay, hoping this would be a solution to their marriage problems, but Treena has been having frightening visions, and is unable to cope without meds. A young black girl named Ruthie, comes knocking on their door and changes their lives forever!