A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead.

In an alternate version of 20th century America, all citizens are subject to government-issued neurological implants which they are told prevent their heads from exploding. When Arkady, the lone caretaker of his ailing mother, has his implant forcibly removed by an unknown assailant– his reality begins to collapse and he scrambles to find answers.

Angie, the wife of a charismatic pastor who extols family values yet maintains an icy demeanor toward his own, seeks solace from her marital woes in the arms of her recently hired pool boy, a fling which quickly upsets the idyllic facade of the community, reigniting old jealousies, and leaving no one's secrets safe.

A gay couple have a special guest at their 5th Wedding Anniversary Party, the Mother. She does not dislike gay people, on the contrary, she loves them, just not when it's her son. And at 43, he still lets her control situations, but not anymore. It's a love and hate relationship that has its dramas, but can they rectify the situation?