Jermichael narrowly missed the polls. When he got home, his relationship with Clayton, his next-door neighbor, imploded. Two years later, Clayton has adopted his nephew, a dog, and Jermichael has just been granted partial custody of his son, a human. The former best friends attempt to bottle their resentments before their collective rage takes complete control.

Quinta is a senior at an elite university. She keeps her head down, minds her business, and quietly maintains summa cum laude status. Five months before graduation, her meticulously planned future is thrown into jeopardy when her high school is embroiled in a globally publicized scandal. She must confront her past and swing public opinion in her favor, and doesn't have time to take mercy on those who dare stand in her way.

An ambitious, enlightened aspiring director casts an inexperienced underclassman as the titular character in her high school production of Othello. An ambitious, entitled aspiring actor loses out on a dream role. All hell breaks loose.

Soon after two concurrent tragedies, four professional athletes arrive early to their locker room before the first playoff game. Internal and interpersonal tensions boil over when one makes an announcement threatening the team's prospects.