A man suddenly realizes that he hates his wife, and resolves to free himself.

In a New York City where people can access personal information about one another instantly via a special technology, an artist-turned-substitute teacher finds himself in a romantic relationship with a woman who wants to communicate in the traditional sense.

In a dystopian New York City, a Puerto Rican, hard-of-speaking male falls for a white male in a foster care house. They make money using their brains as data processing centers but try to find another way out.