Victim of a psychopathological setback after an accident, the wife of a postman has no other interest than reading the mail that her husband has to deliver. With his behavior, he manages to intervene in the lives of those who write those letters, which causes unforeseen consequences. A kind of disturbing psychological thriller

The film examines the case of artist and professor Steve Kurtz, a member of the Critical Art Ensemble (CAE). The work of Kurtz and other CAE members dealt with genetically modified food and other issues of science and public policy. After his wife, Hope, died of heart failure, paramedics arrived and became suspicious when they noticed petri dishes and other scientific equipment related to Kurtz's art in his home. They summoned the FBI, who detained Kurtz within hours on suspicion of bioterrorism.