The play opens with Barbara, voice chatting with Christine. Christine tells Barbara that she may have recently become pregnant. After the conversation, Christine is startled when her father enters her room. Later that evening, Barbara's husband Henry becomes concerned that she has been eating right or taking her medicine.

The next day, Christine reveals that she is pregnant and worries about what will happen next. The boy she slept with blew her off and her father is certain to be angry. Barbara does her best to console Christine until Henry's sister Natalie comes over. She tells Barbara that Henry is worried about her. The two argue until Natalie leaves, at which point, Christine has logged off. That evening, Christine's mother Jeannie finds a box from a pregnancy test. Christine admits she is pregnant. Her father enters and she tells him as well. He is incensed.

Three days later, Christine posts some of the details of her punishment online, also stating that her computer privileges have been curtailed. Later that evening, Barbara returns from a bookstore with a book on the Internet. She tells Henry of her plan to find and help Christine. He rants and raves, but Barbara is undeterred. That night, she finds more help online. The next morning, Barbara awakens to find Henry revealing his misgivings about what her search. Barbara is still. That evening, Barbara receives an email from a friend of Christine she found, who says she is reluctantly willing to give Barbara the phone number to Christine's home.

The next morning, Barbara goes to her computer to find the computer unplugged. She confronts Henry. He says he did. They argue. Barbara throws a tantrum and threatens more if he doesn't give the cord back. He backs down. Later that day, Barbara has been calling the number. She's concerned until Christine answers the phone. Barbara tells her that she's happy she's found her. Christine tells her that the story about the baby is false and that she's sorry for all the trouble she's gone through, before ending the call.

Christine's father, who was in the room, tells her she did the right thing. But Christine picks up the phone and rushes to dial Barbara back to tell her the truth before her father smacks her and takes the phone from her. Barbara tells Henry that the number she received was a wrong number. Natalie comes over. She and Henry go and get Chinese food. Barbara declines their invitation, turns her computer off, and turns on the TV.