Julian is a political science professor who lives in Brooklyn with his beautiful wife Chalice. When he meets Elena, his newest pupil, a seductive Spanish exchange student, his monogamous mindset starts to unravel. One day he asks Chalice if she'd be open to having a more "open" relationship. What Chalice does not know is that Julian already has the third party member in mind. As the threesome is consummated, things start to get more complicated. Chalice considers leaving Julian for Elena, while Elena finds herself falling in love with Julian. Meanwhile, Julian is left wondering whether he's a boring straight man with a lesbian fetish or a man with a truly open mind and heart. In the end, the ultimate lesson learned in this witty and provocative drama is that free love is truly difficult, even for Brooklyn hipsters.