通过闪回和闪前，讲述了青春不再的电影导演Alice (Ayelet Zurer)，对年轻编剧Sophie (Lihi Kornowski)日益痴迷。后者黑暗而令人不安的剧本，似乎并不只是虚构故事那么简单。

RAYMONDBREYisayounginvestigatorlearningtheropesonthestreetsofL.A.JOESMITH,aveteranP.I.isRay’smentor.Hehasquiteliterallyseenitall.Decadesspentwatchingpeoplelie,cheatandstealfromoneanotherhaslefthimabrokenshellofaman.Helikensbeingtrappedinhot,smoggyLosAngelestoancientsailorswhooncefoundthemselvestrappedinthedenseweedsoftheSargassoSea.WhenJoe’sattitudebeginstoinfectRay,dangerandheartbreakareinevitable.