Esther Rolle

Elderly Jewish widow Daisy is determined to maintain her independence. But when she crashes her car, her son arranges for her to have a chauffeur, an African-American man named Hoke. Daisy and Hoke’s relationship gets off to a rocky start, but they gradually form a close friendship over the years.

The murder of a prominent businessman on a tiny Caribbean island plunges a police chief into the decadent lives of the island's white establishment.