劇作家丹自從妹妹多年前因藥物過量而死後，人生便脫離軌道。大受打擊的他即使怪罪並疏遠父親，也無法排解內心的愧疚和憤怒。丹開始一再地在周遭的女人間徘徊，試圖從她們身上抓住些什麼來彌補心靈缺口，沒想到卻讓他掉入自我意識的漩渦中無法自拔。

Follows the story of Abu Zubaydah, the first high-value detainee subjected to the CIA's program, later identified as torture by those outside the agency.