Thomas and Peter have invited Kevin (Thomas's ex) to their apartment after attending Kevin's mother's first book reading. A writer himself, Kevin hadn't seen his mother since discovering her body more than a year earlier when she attempted suicide, and he's struggling to accept her sudden success while his book about the same experience remains unpublished. Against the backdrop of Thomas's ongoing battle in the apartment building and Peter's struggle to return to work, THE AFTERMATH unfolds in real time, exploring complex interpersonal dynamics and the fragility of the human psyche, ultimately building to a shocking climax and uncertain conclusion.