A hand model's strange and troubled bond with her ailing father is revealed though an inventory of her body parts A marriage is tested as a mother struggles to cope with the disappearance of her prostitute daughter, while two angry women in a mini-van search for catharsis as they rampage through the night Linked by the background narrative of a serial killer's arrest in Vancouver, these dark short stories of emotional wagers, discovery and loss reveal the desires and delusions that compel us to do the things we do