A mother's desperate struggle to save her daughter from suicide begins when Jessie reveals her plan to end her life before dawn. Jessie, a middle-aged epileptic with a troubled past, feels her life has lost purpose and sees no reason to go on. As Thelma tries to understand and help her daughter, she must confront her own pain and find a way to make Jessie see that life is worth living.
'night, Mother
A poignant drama unfolds as a mother and daughter share a poignant and emotional night together, following the daughter's devastating revelation that she intends to take her own life by the end of the evening.