Donna Trenton is Vic Trenton's wife. Donna is a housewife who is not happy with staying home all day to watch her son grow further and further away from her. Donna does not want to do the things that other housewives do, such as joining charity organizations or taking yoga classes. Donna wants a different life, a life like she had when she was young. For this reason, Donna has an affair with a local furniture restorer and tennis pro. Donna quickly comes to regret this affair and she breaks it off, but her lover sends a letter to her husband confessing the affair for her.