Mrs. Savage has been left a large amount of money by her late husband and she wants to make the best use of it in spite of the efforts of her 'grown-up' stepchildren who want the money for their own purposes. Unable to get their hands on her money, the stepchildren committ Mrs. Savage to a sanatorium hoping to 'bring her to her senses'.

As the play opens, we meet a group of the sanatorium residents who are social misfits - men and women who are unable to adjust to life outside. Into this small world, arrives a reluctant Ethel P. Savage, a woman who soon realizes she can find happiness with these residents and makes plans to stay.

At the last, Mrs. Savage and her new friends conspire to get rid of her greedy, self-serving stepchildren.

The dominant mood is of high comedy, highlighting the virtues of kindness and affection which have not been entirely lost in a world that seems, at times, to be motivated by only greed and dishonesty.