A gunman siezes hostages a short drive from Leonard Lessing's house. His face leaps out of the evening news - and out of Leonard's own past...
Lennie Lessing is a jazzman taking a break. His glory days seem to be behind him, his body is letting him down, and rather than continue to take on the world, he relives old gigs and feeds his media addiction during solitary days at home.
Increasingly estranged from his busy wife Fancine, who is herself mourning the sudden absence of her only daughter, Leonard has found his own groove: suburban and safe from surprises.
He could continue like this for years. Then comes the news bulletin that threatens to change everything. Leonard has a choice to make.
