Philosophy professor Walter Zarrow is wounded during a mugging and seeks help from Sam, a middle-aged father of two having an affair, after ringing his buzzer. The encounter sets off a chain reaction of events that explores the interconnected lives of various individuals in New York City, including a housewife struggling with addiction, a stoner teen, a failed writer, parents facing terminal illness, and a grad student who self-harms.

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A violent mugging sets off a chain reaction of complex lives intertwining as a Columbia University philosophy professor fights to recover from life-threatening injuries.