Fine Things (film)

Plot

Bernard "Bernie" Fine, a successful businessman, relocates from New York City to San Francisco for his work at the west coast Wolff's department store. One day he encounters a lost little girl named Jane while shopping. Bernie pages her mother, Liz O'Reilly, and shares an ice cream sundae with Jane in his office until Liz arrives. Liz invites Bernie to join them for lunch at a friend's beach house in Stinson.

After a period of dating, Bernie and Liz marry. Bernie's mother Ruth, a proud Jew, initially disapproves of Liz's religious background but eventually accepts her. Liz becomes pregnant and gives birth to a son, Alexander. Their happiness is disrupted when Chandler Scott reappears.

Liz, fearing he will seek custody of Jane, offers him $25,000 to leave permanently, despite their lawyer's warning that such an offer is illegal. After Alexander's birth, Liz is diagnosed with bone cancer. She initially refuses chemotherapy but agrees after Bernie encourages her, though she insists on finishing the school year as a teacher. As Liz loses her hair, Ruth buys her a wig and apologizes for her earlier behavior.

Liz eventually stops chemotherapy, not wanting to spend her final days on medicine, and dies in bed. Bernie purchases a vacation cottage in Napa Valley, hoping to start anew with Jane and Alexander. Tragedy strikes again when Chandler kidnaps Jane. Frustrated with the police's inability to find her, Bernie hires private detectives, locates Jane, and secretly brings her home.