TV writer Elliott Nash buries a blackmailer under the new gazebo in his suburban backyard. But the nervous man can’t let the body rest there.

When illegal card dealer and recovering heroin addict Frankie Machine gets out of prison, he decides to straighten up. Armed with nothing but an old drum set, Frankie tries to…

A newly promoted plant supervisor finds himself in the position of having to announce a layoff of his fellow workers.

Change comes slowly to a small New Hampshire town in the early 20th century. We see birth, life and death in this small community.