An ill-consideRed affair with a stranger and the unexpected death of a friend upend the life of scientist Alexander Tom (Stan Harrington). As he struggles to undo the damage, he begins to question everything he's ever believed. In his attempts to make sense of his relationships with his father (John Saxon), his wife (Red) and the enigmatic Walela (Blythe Metz), Alexander begins to realize that science doesn't have all the answers.