Two cops investigating an illegal operation discover something otherworldly which changes their lives, their partnership and who they are forever. While one struggle to accept these changes the other tries to accept the changes of their friendship.
Aussie Major Bill Walters chases money and sex in post WW2 Japan. He is a coward, opportunistic, money hungry and cynical user of women who finds himself in charge of the BCOF's (British & Commonwealth Occupying Force) vice and liquor and licencing section. A necessary setup because of the 400,000 American and 40,000 Commonwealth soldiers stationed there. It was a marriage made in heaven, Dracula running the blood bank, a child let loose in a candy shop or even worse. These are his memories.
In a quiet suburban home, 15-year-old Warren discovers he can stop time with a single surge of anger — a power he first uses for petty revenge against his tormentors at school. But when the ability turns toward his cold, beautiful older sister Julie, what begins as cruel humiliation spirals into something far darker and more intimate. As Julie's mind fractures between shame, denial, and growing obsession, her resistance crumbles — until the line between dream and reality disappears completely.
In "Cost of Appearing," barista Juana Perez trades her dignity for cash in escalating psychological experiments on vulnerability and shame. Starting with public humiliations, she becomes a corporate weapon, numbing her emotions for high-stakes deals. As payments soar, she loses her humanity—until she turns against the exploiters, exposing a shadowy network of emotional commodification. A dark thriller on the price of self.
Jeremy is a sexual predator, raping young teen aged girls exclusively. His belief is that virgins were put on earth for him to rape. He works on the beach during the days and rapes at night, getting away with it for years. But then, forces from three directions begin to close in on him. Can he get away with it? There are more than two dozen DNA samples in the evidence room waiting for a match. There is much sex but no other violence.