A former war journalist now writing for a paper in Northern California is drawn into conflict at home.

Stephanie, a restless and vibrant actress, meets Gerard, an NYPD counter-terrorism specialist who’s an aficionado of experimental theater (and maybe out of his mind). Flirtation ensues, ends disastrously, and forces Stephanie to the ramshackle home of musician Eleanor Friedberger, a supposed escape infected by violent memories of her past life.

Charlie, a young journalist, returns to her hometown of Camden, Maine to write the eulogy for her best friend, Katherine.