Nathaniel is the peculiar, obsessively over-organized manager of a New York dry cleaning plant. He runs the place with the precision of one of its machines, and becomes more uptight than usual when things do not go according to plan, more specifically, his plan. Nathaniel's relationship with his long time girlfriend is waning, which intensifies his struggle for order and control. While attempting to keep things together, his insecurities trigger hallucinations and the boundary between his visions and reality become dangerously blurred.