Veronica, recently divorced with a son, begins to organize her life and adapt to the new situation. Her problems are soon relegated to the back ground when Carlos, her masseuse, is murdered. Knowing himself in danger, Carlos left a final message on her answering machine: she had to retrieve a package hidden in a railway station toilet. From that moment, Veronica will not know peace.
Charlie and Cliff decide they want to go to the Full Moon party in Thailand. Along the way they travel around the world sprinkling the ashes of their dead friend Paul. As they go from country to country they meet a wide variety of crazy people and have insane adventures.
The only school in the riverside village is about to close. A year ago, middle school student Sanha’s friend threw herself in the river. Sanha’s novelist mother writes a terrifying yet sad story under her daughter’s name.
After his friend Larry has died, Greg wanders the streets.