In the United States for the first time, an Indian housewife with a limited command of English turns Manhattan into her personal language school.

After finding out he is going deaf, Bruce is stuck at a crossroads: he needs a surgical intervention that he can’t afford. In his attempt to find a solution that will get him the money, he meets Ethan, a lonely man who needs above all someone to talk to. The unlikely pair will embark on a journey of no return, where Ethan can’t stop talking to Bruce, who is unable to hear.

In a near future where sexual assault is legal and predators roam the streets, Viola decides to take matters into her own very capable hands.

After his father passes away at age 10, the lives of Luis Palau and his family are changed forever. Within a few years of his father's death, Luis, his siblings, and his mother are left nearly destitute. Luis is forced to discontinue his education at an elite boarding school in Argentina and provide for his family as they slip into poverty.

A manipulative New Jersey bottom-feeder brings disarray and mayhem to the lives of everyone around him.