When a philosophy professor is called into a committee meeting for inappropriate behavior, she stews over what got her here, and how.

A self-reliant but lonely woman becomes excited by the incidental visit of two boys in her apartment. When she unwisely lends them her long-buried trust and kindness, she quickly regrets it.

A man becomes attracted to a beautiful woman and wants to learn more about the girl. However, he finds it difficult as she has become despondent after being mistreated by men.

When a middle-aged Italian maid works for an American professor, the maid's personal problems and dishonestly interfere with her work and the generosity the professor has given her.

A middle-aged businesswoman goes on one of her regular trips to New York City and begins to feel trapped by her life situation as a woman.

A writer thinks about the not-so-fine moments of his career right before an exposé about his inappropriate conduct toward various women goes live.

A woman is angry at her husband when she does not have enough money to take a taxi home and must take the subway instead.

When a married couple attempts to change their flat tire on the side of the road, a group of boys offer to help, thinly masking their true malicious intent.

A married woman ponders the kindness and subsequent coldness of her mother-in-law.

Ginny is dolled up by Oliver, a loose male acquaintance, to simulate friendship and help him back out of an unwanted encounter.