Synopsis

Victor, a New Yorker in his mid-thirties, is asphyxiating.  A struggling poet, Victor feels trapped.  Trapped by his girlfriend Mary who is six months pregnant.  Trapped in his fear of becoming a parent.  Trapped in a deeply conflicted relationship with his father-in-law, "Dad," who has begun pressuring him to find a stable and well-paying job.  Victor feels trapped by the frenetic pace of life in New York City -- and ultimately trapped within himself.

Life for Victor and Mary has become an unbearable trudge through vast big box megastores, endless floors of model kitchens, living rooms, bedrooms and nurseries in anticipation of their impending move into a new home.  Meanwhile, the couple’s cramped Chinatown apartment is in a state of disarray, a jumble of misplaced furniture, piles of bills, CDs, clothing, trash, cartons and box cutters.

Mary spends sleepless nights crying, haunted by unexplained, nagging apprehensions.  She is overcome with a sense of dread that something dark and terrifying lies ahead.  And tensions with Dad continue to simmer, ready to spin out of control.

Victor is desperate to find a way out, an escape.

A random, unexpected encounter with death offers Victor the perfect opportunity.  But of course there is no escape, and Victor will have to pay the price.