劇情：本（尼古拉斯•凱奇 Nicolas Cage 飾 ）一個是貧困潦倒的編劇，終日借酒消愁，被公司開除後，鬱郁不得志的他變賣了所有的家當，前去拉斯維加斯開始了他慢性自殺的計劃。他打算在幾周的時間內，喝酒至死。在光怪陸離的拉斯維加斯，醉醺醺的他遇見了妓女莎拉（伊麗莎白•蘇 Elisabeth Shue 飾）。莎拉過著同樣不幸的生活：被皮條客控制自由，屢次出逃不遂。本和莎拉共度了一夜，這夜他們互相傾訴，同是天涯淪落人。\n \n 二人很快同居，但莎拉並不阻止本繼續狂飲。本在自己的世界裡沉溺得越來越深，直到有一天和另一個女人躺在莎拉床上，莎拉怒不可遏，將本趕出家門。本在酒精的折磨下奄奄一息，他打電話給莎拉，能否讓生命和感情重生。
劇情：Jeremy（又稱Powder）的母親在去醫院的路上，不幸被雷電擊中。在生下全身無毛像一個白化病人一樣的Powder（肖恩·派特里克·弗蘭納裡 Sean Patrick Flanery 飾）後她來就去世了。而Powder遭到了父親的厭惡與拋棄。祖父母撫養了Powder，但是為了保護Powder不受外人的歧視，把他軟禁在地下室裡十多年之久。期間，Powder從未和外界接觸，每天陪伴他的只有各種書籍。這樣的平靜直到祖父母去世之後終於被打破。警方與社工人員發現了發現了Powder的存在，並把他帶回來普通人的世界。來到學校就讀的Powder受到了同學們的嘲笑，同時他們又害怕他獨特的超能力。面對這樣一個陌生的世界，Powder是否可以真正的融入呢？
劇情：When a series of apparently minor thefts plagues a university hostelry run by Miss Lemon's sister, Poirot is recruited to investigate. Celia Austin, a pharmacological major, confesses that she is a kleptomaniac and responsible for most of the thefts but denies stealing several objects including a stethoscope, light bulbs, and a student rucksack. Furthermore, she claims to know the other thief and vows to help return the missing items. Unfortunately someone substitutes an overdose of morphine for one of her sleeping powders, and she takes the identity of the thief to the grave. Japp connects the murderer's m.o. with a cold case he had investigated ten years earlier, but the prime suspect in that crime, a powerful statesman, now lies dying in a local hospital. Despite numerous obstacles, Poirot is able to link the killing to an international diamond smuggling ring but not before the murderer claims more victims.
劇情：Col. Margarethe Cammermeyer has served in the army for over twenty years. She's just fallen in love with an artist she's met, she's going for a PhD, and has a job at the VA hospital, as well as in the reserves. She decides to upgrade her security rating, with an eye toward promotion, and during the interview, she tells the investigator that she is a lesbian. The army begins proceedings to discharge her. And with the support of her family, her lover, (and LAMBDA), she decides to fight for her right to serve.