Researchers discover a radical cure for digestive tract illnesses by transplanting pig organs into the human body. Medical miracle morphs into pop phenomenon as eating garbage explodes in popularity, but society may not be prepared for consequences more chilling and irreversible than a fleeting fad.

The bonds between Naomi and Ely are tested when they fall for the same guy.

In 1950s Connecticut, a housewife faces a marital crisis and mounting racial tensions in the outside world.