In 2010, journalist Mac McClelland left Haiti after covering the devastation of the earthquake. Back home, she is plagued by waking terrors, brutal fantasies, and crippling emotional breakdowns. It becomes clear that she is suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, triggered by her trip and seemingly exacerbated by her experiences in the other charged places she'd reported from. The bewilderment about this sudden loss of self-control is magnified by her feelings for Nico, a French soldier she met in Haiti, who despite their brief connection seems to have found a place in her confused heart.