مجموعه ای از داستان های کوتاه مرتبط به هم از اوایل دهه 1980 در لس آنجلس ، یک هفته ای از زندگی مجموعه ای از شخصیت های بیگانه ، عمدتاً از طبقات بالای اجتماع را نشان می دهد که با داشتن سکس گاه به گاه ، خشونت و مواد مخدر احساس پوچی می کنند.

The government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons for which the whereabouts are unknown. It's up to a seasoned interrogator and an FBI agent to find out exactly where the nukes are.

The semi-autobiographical story centers on the complexities of love and commitment in a family torn apart when faced with an unexpected tragedy.

In Germany, as graduate student Katie Armstrong researches cannibal killer Oliver Hagen for her thesis, she becomes obsessed with her subject and ultimately plunges into a lifestyle similar to Hagen's and the thousands of people like him.