Fran likes to think about dying. It brings sensation to her quiet life. When she makes the new guy at work laugh, it leads to more: a date, a slice of pie, a conversation, a spark. The only thing standing in their way is Fran herself.

Maggie's tightly wound life unravels when she gets a call that her estranged sister is in deep trouble. Their reunion reveals a startling diagnosis that leads Maggie to her own unexpected awakening.