During their discussion of philosophy and the downward spiral of the world’s condition, a group of men is startled by a voice in the dark that recounts for them two stories of the human embodiment of battlefield carnage. When the voice finishes, the men struggle to pinpoint where it came from.

A mother's mistakes haunt her. When a man brutalizes her, she accepts his punches as punishment for her sins.

Four women bending together after a traumatic experience

A research psychologist visits a peculiar asylum patient who recounts his life story. The patient warns the researcher about how obsession with the pursuit of knowledge can make one lose sight of their humanity until it is unsalvageable.

A patient becomes passive during her post-automobile accident surgery. She reflects on how ignorant her doctors are faces feelings of violation.

A divorced 16 year old girl reflects on how the sexual trauma she experienced as a child perpetuates in her relationships with men throughout her life, forcing herself to grow up too early and leaving her starved for affection and love.

A young man remembers his sexual trauma while idly watching the torturing of a kidnapped kid.

In limbo between life and death after falling five hundred feet into a cement mixer, a construction worker reflects on the nature of love.

Grateful to have a reason to escape the brutality of war, an injured American soldier is happy to be in the care of nurses and medics. Unfortunately, the doctor's decision leaves him grappling for reasons to keep fighting.

As they hide from an enemy in their house, a woman and man argue about the nature of the enemy--whether it is human or weather-related.