A local morning show host has a simple fantasy: she wants to eat, until she realizes she's hungry for much more than food. Ruby Akuda, who's afflicted with a terminal illness and given a new lease on life, arrives with her husband.

Two adventurers, whose marriage has grown stale, want to have the ultimate adventure together; after sleeping for 35 years, widower Brent must decide if he is ready to face his grief awake.

Flamboyant, eccentric Eileen wants to spend time with her estranged daughter and her family, but they refuse to see her; disillusioned physics professor Charles wants to know if there is something more out there.