Two childhood friends plan to rob an armored-car depository, but an NYPD officer stands in their way.

An ambitious Lebanese-American youth is forced to take over his family's gas station after his father's death.

"Everybody struggles with something. The real question asked is how does anyone get through life? After all, reality is just a crutch for people who can't handle drugs."

Eternal life technology (transferring mind to new body) is developed by 2 companies. Resistance to the merger of the 2 companies is met with kidnapping and murder.