Johnny Ryan, a bestselling author and womanizer, meets Mercy, a writer and critic, at a party in Los Angeles. Despite their initial animosity, they form a connection and start a romance. However, when Mercy's stay in LA comes to an end, Johnny asks her to stay, but she disappears, leaving him emotionally shut down and estranged from his father, a university professor.
Mercy
As a writer, he seeks to capture the essence of romance, but his own life becomes his most compelling subject.