Nick Spaulding

Mabel Longhetti, desperate and lonely, is married to a Los Angeles municipal construction worker, Nick. Increasingly unstable, especially in the company of others, she craves happiness, but her extremely volatile behavior convinces Nick that she poses a danger to their family and decides to commit her to an institution for six months. Alone with a trio of kids to raise on his own, he awaits her return, which holds more than a few surprises.

植民地を求め、遥か彼方の宇宙を行く探査船ダーク・スター。その船に積み込まれていた惑星爆破のための爆弾が流星群に突入した際に故障。クルーたちは船内での爆発を食い止めるため、思考メカニズムの付いた高性能爆弾を説得しようとするが……。