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Several strangers in Los Angeles weave their stories of loss and hope, not knowing that their lives have brushed up against each others in small but sometimes profound ways.

In 1985, a celebrated exorcist trapped a horrific demon inside a ouija board. Thinking the board to be a game, his son played without obeying the rules, and let the demon loose. In order to save his son, the exorcist sent him far away until the demon could be destroyed. Thirty years later, and after his death, his grandson finds the board and makes the same mistake his father did. Now the evil is back and roaming the earth to terrorize those responsible for its imprisonment.

Despite the daily challenges of being one of the few Jewish students at the local Christian prep school, both Jordan Simms and his parents know it's the best place for him to prepare for college. Unfortunately, their reasons are worlds apart. Jordan wants to play Division One Lacrosse, and the upcoming visit of a Princeton scout for a pivotal game has Jordan on the verge of realizing his life's dream. However, Jordan's parents have little but contempt for their son's goals. Their sole focus is Jordan's future as a high-powered lawyer, and how his success will reflect best on them. Jordan's teammate, Chris Wheatley, is the youngest son of the school's domineering Headmaster, whose attitude towards Chris mirrors the harshness Jordan receives at home. Headmaster Wheatley has seen his two older sons earn MVP trophies, and he is determined to see Chris earn a third--no matter who gets hurt along the way. Jordan often finds himself at odds with Chris, whose heartfelt belief in Christian dogma clashes with Jordan's skepticism. The boys' friendship is even more stressed when their winning Coach, who's also Jordan's mentor, is fired just days before the big game. Furious over this injustice, Jordan wants to strike back, but Coach Edwards warns him to choose his actions carefully. Jordan's future is in no one's hands but his own. On game day, the conflict comes to a head when Jordan, clearly the most talented player on the team, is benched. With the Princeton scout watching in the stands, Jordan's anger at being robbed of his dream leads him to confront the very choice about which Coach Edwards had warned him. Meanwhile, the Headmaster's humiliation of Chris pushes him to attack the false idols that are the true focus of his seemingly pious father's worship--an emotional breaking point that will change these two boys forever.

Placebo follows eight early/mid twenty-something men and women as they enter a clinical testing for insomnia. For three days, and one thousand dollars a day, The Research Group places the eight subjects in a secluded location for three days, after they have taken the pill and spent one night in their quarantine facility.

In a personalized game of class warfare how does morality stand a chance?