A formerly blacklisted spy uses his unique skills and training to help people in desperate situations.

A documentarian decides to follow the career of New York actress Lisa Picard, believing she is on the brink of fame. Instead, he bears witness to Lisa's continued, humorous, struggles as an actress, as well as the conflict that arises when Lisa's best friend Tate hits it big with an off-Broadway one-man show.

Two young women and their friends spend spare time at an exclusive nightclub in 1980s New York.