Gregory, a young entrepreneur and restaurateur, is in financial difficulties. He sees an advertisement in the paper offering to buy collectibles of value, but when he follows it up, he ends up selling more than he bargained for: his soul. Later, he regrets the sale, thinking he has been in some way tricked (or hypnotized) and tries to recover the contract he signed. Then, in the context of a decaying business and his faltering relationship with Sonya,...