An Eastern European tourist unexpectedly finds himself stranded at JFK airport and must take up temporary residence there.

Released from prison for a crime he didn't commit, an ex-con targets the same bank he was sent away for robbing.

18-year-old Addison Schacht, a Jewish high-school senior in Washington D.C., responds to the essay question, "What are your best and worst qualities?". He explains he has only bad qualities, as illustrated by the events of his senior year. They include collecting offensive jokes; dealing drugs to his classmates; and insulting teachers, fellow students, and his girlfriend's mother. But his classmate is killed, and he begins to investigate the death.