As community college professor Peter Gottlieb's life spirals out of control, a strange friendship blossoms with one of his students, Sabrina Carbonowitz. When Sabrina goes missing, Peter is pinned for the whole thing.

An American-Chinese immigrant makes contact with his grandson in the future via a mailbox. Together they have to deal with their mutual enemies.

Vanessa is as trapped by twisted loyalty to her husband, Rick, as he is by a court-ordered house arrest. Vanessa attempts to maintain normalcy, but Rick reminds her that she is an accomplice to his crime: burglary. She is then forced to make a crucial decision about her future.