Abe Lester, a retired high school teacher, learns that his life-long buddy Larry, a frustrated photographer, has suddenly vanished a week before his divorce is to be finalized. Abe stumbles upon a journal left behind by Larry, which details Larry's disturbing descent into a delusional world peopled by colorful characters. Police detectives and forensic psychiatrists try to help Abe unravel the mysteries of his friend's journal and disappearance.