Enni Landsberg and Owen Milgrim - two strangers who agreed to take part in the trial of a new pharmaceutical agent. Each has his own reasons for doing so. Enni is trying to cope with a ruined relationship, and Owen is troubled by schizophrenia, which was diagnosed in him in childhood. Doctor Mantlrey's new drug promises to cure any disease, up to a broken heart. But for some reason, no one wants to talk about side effects.