This meditation on truth v. facts revolves around a debate about whether sticking to facts may not be as important as being truthful. John has written what everyone agrees is a special and important essay, contemplating the culture of suicide in Las Vegas. Emily, his editor, knows she has a piece that can bolster the fortunes of her magazine. She tasks a young employee to fact-check the essay. This routine review becomes anything but standard. Jim wants to impress his managers with a job well-done; John won’t consent to prosaic changes that would blemish the artistry of his piece. In this well-crafted dramatization of real events, the arguments that result from these two opposing views lead the story into unexpected and beguiling places.