While Tropical Storm Allison brings one of the worst floods to hit Houston rages outside, the staff of Hermann hospital races against time to ensure hundreds of patients are evacuated safely.

When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet supremacy. The fur flies as the feline faction, led by Mr. Tinkles, squares off against wide-eyed puppy Lou and his canine cohorts.

For Fred and Karen Schouten, the news that she is pregnant is most welcome, having been trying for a while with no success. Gordon and Alice Holc are also happy as whilst they already have one child, they learn that at 35 Alice is pregnant again. But both couples receive devastating news as Fred and Karen are informed that their not-yet-born baby has a brain defect and has no chance of surviving whilst Alice and Gordon learn that their baby has a defective heart and also has little chance of surviving...

A middle-aged theatre manager imagines his life situation to be reflected in the wolves at the local zoo.

A rich widow shocks her snobbish WASP family when she decides to marry her Jewish, divorced, doctor. His family is equally shocked.