In a not-so-distant future, couples can share pregnancy on a more equal footing via detachable artificial wombs. While botanist Alvy has doubts about this new way of birthing babies, his love for Rachel prompts him to take a leap of faith.

Leonard is a devoted husband to his wife Elsie, who is suffering from Alzheimer's. Though both are elderly, they live together in their family home. But Leonard himself has a fall, and he soon realizes the limits of their situation and his ability to remain his wife's caretaker.