Indifferent to the notion of inheriting his father's estate, a restless, aging New Yorker passes time with his friends in games of mock sincerity, irreverence, and recreational cruelty towards those around them.

Mort Colvins是一家动漫店的老板，对于电影漫画他有着自己独特的见解，Ellen Peter在他的店里打工，两个人经常聊天，相处的不错，下班Ellen开车载Mort回家，一切看似进展顺利，然而Mort并不能摆脱自己的奇妙想法，他有着不同寻常的梦，怀着年少时的纯真，这天早上Ellen像往常一样载他上班，路过一处草地，Mort下车凝视这一片空地，讲述了曾经有一个失踪女孩的故事，原本平静的生活从此开始了转变……