Frances Austen, a young, wealthy spinster, invites a mute teenager into her apartment after finding him freezing in the park next to where she lives. Despite her best efforts, their lack of communication only increases her sense of loneliness, as her possessiveness spirals into frightening new realms.

U.S geologist discovers something about Oil that proves VERY threatening to the Turkish and Arab business people.

A middle-aged theatre manager imagines his life situation to be reflected in the wolves at the local zoo.