Unemployed Steve Cranston lives with his family in a soon-to-be-closed homeless shelter. One night, he breaks into the home of wealthy Frederick Perry, who pulls a gun. The resulting struggle has a deep effect on several lives.
Biochemist Martin Decker is imprisoned, interrogated, and tortured, but still refuses to reveal a secret formula to his captors. However, his new cell mate's knowledge of teleportation of living matter may provide him with an escape route.
Washed-up military test pilot Major Alex McAndrews volunteers to travel through an energy portal to search for others who went through but haven't returned. Will he find the others? Can he find a way back?
Lonely Andrea Moffatt finds a stray cat, who is actually Guillaume de Marchaux, a suave Frenchman who turns human at night but reverts to feline form during the day due to an old curse. Will he end her loneliness?
Barbara LeMay is so obsessed with death that she frequently attends the funerals of complete strangers. She soon comes face to face with the Grim Reaper himself.