No men are onstage, but their presence is felt everywhere in this office comedy for the new millennium Two generations of women, career secretaries in their forties and entry-level assistants in their twenties, gather in the break room for a Heart Talk - an emotional tribunal designed to record and report evidence of sexual harassment Leading the charge is Agatha, a bitter old secretary determined to bring the badly behaving bosses to justice and to institute a purely professional environment As soon as the meeting breaks up, however, we learn that one of the young assistants, Erika, is carrying on an affair with Solomon, the oldest and most revered of the bosses Soon, the Heart Talks have a measureable effect Xavier, one of the partners, gets dismissed for sexual harassment Only Erika knows that he has been wrongly targeted Agatha and her fellow longtime secretary Grace enjoy a certain pride in their ability to affect change in the company When the new boss arrives, everyone is surprised to learn that she is a young woman, younger than all of them But what will happen to the rest of them? Will it turn out to be better or worse?

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