Afailed,reclusedirector,Max,movesfromNewYorkCitytoasmallseasidetownafterhiswife'sdeath.Hestruggleswithhisparentalroleoverhisson.Eddie,meanwhile,isbecomingincreasinglyinvolvedinthenot-so-undergroundcultureofdrugs,promiscuoussex,andgangviolencethatliesthere"我从没想过要变成什么样子，因为无论我变成谁，我的人生都属于我自己。"——加藤惠，《电波女与青春男》 ThechasmbetweenthemseemstobegrowingdespiteMax'sbestefforts.Maxjogsinthemorningsandroutinelypassesapsychic.ShespontaenouslypredictsthatonenightaserialkillerwillattackEddieonthebeach. Eddieissamplingvariousdrugswithhisfriend,Smiley,andhavingunprotectedsex.Heignorestheadviceofhisfatherasaruleandseemsbeyondhopeofredemptionintheeyesofmainstreamsociety.Heshowspotentialforbettermentwhenhepreventsthemurderofarivalgangmember.MaxsavesEddiefromtheserialkiller.