After a string of crushing personal and professional humiliations, Jack Lee accepts that at age 39 he is a failure. Worst of all, he's let down his selfless immigrant parents. To get back on track, Jack reaches out to others: an almost famous guru, a respected arts administrator, and two fellow computer programmers, all of whom have problems of their own.。一个年轻的医科学生试图从一种叫做"致命家庭失眠"的绝症中治愈她的弟弟,在那里你无法入睡,直到你死去。在她寻求帮助他时,他病情的一个更险恶的原因被揭露出来。。