Event

Simply Divided

Ever since the Toyota truck plant opened in Mobile, the men of Simply, Alabama have been
packing up and moving away by the hundreds. No one is more alarmed by this trend than the women
who spend their days at the Simply Delicious Diner. Owner Sissy Mae Montgomery struggles to keep
the doors of the diner open as the town dies and counts on the daily support and camaraderie of her
friends, D'Ellen Chambers, the four times divorced town 'cougar'; Trish Ann Blackwood, a one-time
tennis star who has moved back to Simply to care for her ailing grandfather; and Charity Collins, a
freelance hairstylist who carries an entire beauty salon in her large bag. The four friends spend much of
their time in the diner complaining about their failed love lives, past and present, and how the quaint
little town of Simply, where all the streets are named for Confederate Generals, will be able to survive
without good 'breeding stock.' One day, a handsome young stranger named Gabe wanders into the
diner and announces that he is the new teacher at the high school. Desperate for affection, the four
women begin to compete for his attention. In the midst of the battle, Sissy Mae's marriage breaks up
and her grown daughter returns to work at the diner, becoming her biggest competitor for Gabe's
affection.