The problem is that Jack, based in Washington, needs badly to bond with his moony son (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is sitting tight in the New York Public Library with plenty to read and a cozy fellow-student (Emmy Rossum) to keephimwarm.
On the kitchen table his lunch awaited him, a plate covered with an inverted plate to keepwarm: chicken, mashed potatoes, cooked carrots, and green beans.