In Silverlake, Chinese food/donut impresario Cyr has a thing about germs; his beleaugured employee Sung is nearing the end of his rope. Fortune-cookie writer Dwight thinks he's destined for greatness; his girlfriend Eileen isn't buying it. These characters weave around Los Angeles and each other as seemingly mundane events fall into place, putting them on a collision course with a common fate and one heroic act of competence.