After a long day of job hunting, an oblivious stepfather tries to enjoy a meal with his family. Unfortunately, there's one thing he loves even more.

During the 1980s the US is hit by a wave of nuclear attacks, and after the fallout those who remain pretend like everything is normal even though they are all experiencing radiation poisoning. A young girl named Mayday tries to make contact on a series of ham radios with her father who is in space on a shuttle mission.